Oman receives 2.5 million inbound tourists from January to August; hotel industry hit by US-Iran war

A report on November 4, 2026 shows that Oman received 2.5 million inbound tourists from January to August, down only 0.8% year-on-year, with overall visitor traffic remaining stable. However, the hotel industry is clearly under pressure: the number of guests at three- to five-star hotels fell 10.7% to 1.35 million, and hotel revenue fell 11% to 156.5 million Omani rials (US$407 million). In September, the hotel occupancy rate fell 6.4 percentage points year-on-year to 47.3%; the report says the data show no sign of recovery and attributes the hotel industry decline to the impact of the US-Iran war.