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Muscat: The number of tourists visiting the Sultanate of Oman increased by 12.2% to 173,000 in January-March 2024 compared to the same period last year.
In the first quarter of 2024, the number of guests received by three- to five-star hotels increased by 12.1% to 598,000 compared to the same period in 2023, while revenues increased by 8.3% to 71,907,000 riyals.
In the first quarter of 2024, the occupancy rate of three- to five-star hotels was 55.6%, an increase of 2.2% over the same period in 2023.
According to the forecast of the United Nations Tourism Department, the number of international tourists will recover to 89% of 2019 in 2023, tourism export revenue will recover to 96% of 2019, and direct tourism GDP will reach the same level as in 2019.
UN Tourism’s forecast for 2024 suggests that international tourism will fully recover, with arrivals growing by 2% over 2019 levels.
this The Middle East saw the strongest relative growth, with international arrivals in the first quarter of 2024 36% above pre-pandemic levels and 4% higher than the first quarter of 2023.
In 2023, the Middle East achieved an exceptional performance, becoming the first region in the world to return to pre-pandemic figures (+22%).
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