SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost carrier, commenced operations to Mogadishu, Somalia, today (September 3), introducing a new direct air link between the capitals of Oman and Somalia.
Oman's Sultan Haitham City has moved a step closer to welcoming its first residents after three electrical substations with a combined capacity of 160 MVA were commissioned to supply power to key facilities, neighbourhoods and development projects.
Oman's Sultan Haitham City is moving closer to its first phase of occupancy after three electrical substations were commissioned to supply power to residential areas, public facilities and development projects. This comes as construction and infrastructure work accelerates across the mega development located in Muscat.
Revenues of Oman’s 3- to 5-star hotels fell 11% to approximately RO156.5 million ($407.02 million) by the end of August 2026, compared with RO175.8 million ($457 million) during the same period in 2025, according to data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Oman is set to deliver 700 new hotel rooms between now and the end of 2026, taking its total inventory to 40,800 keys, according to a property expert. A further 1,500 rooms are in the pipeline for handover next year followed by another 1,600 in 2028, thus taking the sultanate's room inventory to 43,900.
Al Jabal Al Akhdar is stepping up tourism preparations after being named Capital of Gulf Tourism for 2027, as visitor numbers and hotel revenues grow. The wilayat welcomed 101,608 visitors in the first half of 2026.
Al Mouj Muscat, Oman’s leading lifestyle destination, said it has handed over four completed buildings of Al Mouj Business Park to their owners. Spanning 39,000 sq m across eight mid-rise buildings in two districts, the Business Park features landscaped gardens and Grade A office space.
The value of cargo moving through a logistics corridor linking Sharjah ports with Oman rose 66.2% in the first three months of operation to hit AED1.7 billion ($463 million). This comes as part of a broader strategy to develop an integrated customs ecosystem linking seaports with land border crossings.
Bilfinger has announced that it has secured a major contract from Shinas Marine Fuels to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) consultancy services for the Phase 1 of its oil terminals project in Oman. The work includes provision of consultancy expertise to help define the project's technical and commercial framework.
Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC Group), one of the region’s leading logistics groups, has completed one of its first frozen bulk vessel operations.
