MUSCAT : Statistical data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information indicated that despite this decline, hotel revenues recorded an increase of 8.4 percent, reaching RO 85.423 million, compared to RO 78.773 million during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, hotel occupancy rates fell from 59.3 percent at the end of March 2025 to 56.1 percent by the end of March 2026, a decrease of 5.4 percent.
In terms of guest distribution by region, European visitors topped the list with more than 206,000 guests despite a decline of 11.4 percent. They were followed by Omani guests, who increased by 3.1 percent to reach 176,707 guests, and then Asian guests, who grew by 1.2 percent to a total of 86,801 guests.
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Guests from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries totaled 32,412, marking a decline of 13.8 percent. They were followed by visitors from the Americas at 21,663 guests, down by 0.1 percent, and guests from other Arab countries at 19,976, down by 11 percent.
Visitors from Oceania saw a sharp drop of 51.7 percent to 6,324 guests, while African guests declined by 15.3 percent to 3,882 visitors.
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