Revenue at three- to five-star hotels in Oman fell 11.7% to OMR171.1 million in the first nine months of 2026, from OMR193.8 million a year earlier, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The number of guests at those hotels dropped 10.4% to 1.51 million by the end of September, from 1.68 million in the same period of 2025. The occupancy rate fell to 46.5% from 52.7%.
The figures come from the NCSI’s latest monthly statistical bulletin, as reported by Oman Daily on Saturday.
European guests showed the largest decline in absolute terms. Their number fell 30.7% to 289,200, from 417,500 a year earlier.
Guests from other Gulf Cooperation Council countries fell 19.9% to 132,700, from 165,800. American guests dropped 27.5% to 40,000, from 55,300.
Omani nationals remained the largest group of hotel guests. Their number rose 3.4% to 664,000, from 642,000.
Asian guests increased 2.9% to 249,600, from 242,600. Guests from other Arab countries fell 8.1% to 69,400, from 75,500.
The number of African guests rose 8.8% to 11,700. Guests from Oceania fell 57.6% to 13,600, from 32,100.
Through the end of August, hotel revenue had stood at OMR156.5 million, according to earlier NCSI data, about 11% below the same period of 2025.
