Oman plans to open 9,600 new hotel rooms by 2030, with 2,600 due for completion by the end of 2025, according to real estate advisory group Cavendish Maxwell.
The expansion will increase the country’s existing inventory of 36,000 rooms by more than 25 per cent. Revenue from three-to-five star hotels reached OMR141.2M in the first half of 2025, up 18.2 per cent compared with the same period last year, the company’s latest Oman Hospitality Market Performance analysis shows. Room revenues contributed OMR83.7M, rising by nearly 22 per cent.
“Oman’s hospitality sector is entering a new era, driven by population growth, evolving travel patterns and strategic government investment. H1 2025 recorded impressive increases in visitors, hotel bookings, revenues, room rates and employment and we expect this trend to continue in the second half of the year and beyond,” Khalil Al Zadjali, Head of Oman at Cavendish Maxwell said.
Oman’s population grew by 4.5 per cent last year and 5 per cent in 2023, with similar increases predicted through the decade, Al Zadjali explained, adding that domestic travel has risen in line with population growth, with Omanis taking longer trips and spending more per visit.
“While Gulf visitors still account for more than 25 per cent of arrivals into the country, the number of visitors from further afield, including Europe, India and China, is increasing. With tourism expected to contribute five per cent to GDP by 2030 – and 10 per cent by 2040 – the sector is set to overtake transport and logistics to become the second most important industry in Oman after hydrocarbons. To keep pace, Oman needs to continue to rejuvenate the hotel sector, build new hotels and resorts and diversify tourism beyond Muscat, creating significant opportunities for investment, development and construction across the country,” he added.
