Oman: Hotels in Muscat gear up for Eid al Adha holidays

31 July 2019

Oman Observer reports on the upcoming Eid al Adha vacation

With Eid al Adha Holidays expected to start from the end of the next week, hotels in Oman are hoping to capitalise on domestic and regional tourists.

Most of the online listings show high occupancy rates between August 10 and 14. In Muscat, prices start from RO 20 per night for unrated hotels while for the rated hotels tariffs start could be in the range of RO 30 to RO 40 per night (lowest for the one-star hotels.)

In Salalah, the popular destination during khareef season, prices start from RO 20 to 25 per night for hotel apartments.
Expectedly, most of the hotels are showing the last minute booking activities with only a few rooms left for these popular days.

At total of 307,800 European guests occupied the 3-5 star hotels until the end of April 2019, with an increase of 24.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2018, making up the largest number among the total number of guests.
A total of 683,150 guests occupied the 3-5 star hotels until the end of April 2019 with an increase of 20 per cent compared to same period of 2018.

Read more about it below!

https://www.omanobserver.om/hotels-in-muscat-gear-up-for-eid-al-adha-holidays/ 

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