Hotel occupancy saw a growth rate of 10.8%. Credit: EQRoy via Shutterstock.com.

The revenue from hotels in Oman exceeded OR110m ($285.7m) as of the end of June 2023, representing a surge of 32% against the corresponding period of 2022, according to the Times of Oman.

The statistics announced by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) indicate growth in the tourism industry.

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In the first half (H1) of 2023, the total count of guests at three and five-star hotels in the country increased by 27.4% to 943,068, as against 740,050 in the same period of the previous year.

Hotel occupancy saw a growth rate of 10.8%, according to the statistics, which indicated a breakdown of hotel guests based on their nationalities, EnergyPortal.eu reported.

Out of the total count of hotel guests, 337,682 were Omanis, indicating a rise of 28.7%.

Furthermore, the count of Gulf Cooperation Council tourists who occupied the Omani hotels grew by 28.7%, amounting to a total count of 72,849.

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European guests contributed immensely to the growth of hotel occupancy, with a surge of 46.3% against 2022, with the count of tourists from Europe hitting 250,151 in H1 2023.

Additionally, the statistics also indicate a positive trend in visitors from other regions.

The count of visitors from the US grew by 3.2%, while tourists from countries on the African continent increased by 41.3%.

Tourists from Asia grew by 54%, amounting to a total of 141,007 guests.

Visitors from the Oceania region grew by 252.2%, with a total of 21,834.

According to the NCSI, the statistics show a positive trend in the country’s tourism industry this year, with a huge revenue increase and a growth in international guests in hotels.