Revenues of three- to five-star hotels in Oman declined by 11.7 per cent to RO171.1 million ($445 million) by the end of September 2026, compared with RO193.8 million during the same period last year, according to preliminary data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The figures reported by Oman News Agency also showed a 10.4 per cent
drop in total hotel guests, from approximately 1.69 million in the first nine
months of 2025 to 1.51 million during the corresponding period this year. Hotel
occupancy rates fell to 46.5 per cent, compared with 52.7 per cent a year
earlier.
Omani nationals remained the largest
visitor group, with arrivals increasing by 3.4 per cent to 664,100, up from
642,100 in 2025.
European visitors ranked second, although
their numbers fell sharply by 30.7 per cent to 289,200, compared with 417,500
during the same period last year.
Asian visitors recorded a modest increase
of 2.9 per cent to 249,700, while arrivals from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
countries declined by 19.9 per cent to 132,800.
Visitors from other Arab countries
decreased by 8.1 per cent to 69,500, while American guests fell by 27.5 per
cent to 40,100.
Meanwhile, African visitors increased by
8.8 per cent to 11,700, compared with 10,800 a year earlier.
Arrivals from Oceania recorded the steepest
decline among the listed markets, dropping by 57.6 per cent to 13,600 from
32,100.
The NCSI figures indicate an overall slowdown in Oman’s three- to five-star hotel sector during the first nine months of 2026, with lower revenues, guest numbers and occupancy rates compared with the same period in 2025.