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The Oman hotel market has a preponderance of luxury hotels and has only recently added a small element of mid-market units.–File photo

Muscat: Cooler climate and pristine landscape is drawing more guests to Oman hotels, statistics show. A government data released this month shows that there is an increase of 25.2 per cent rise in the number of guests in four and five star hotels in Oman till October this year when compared to the same period last year. This year, the total number of guests till October end was 618,766 while last year it was 494,071 only. In addition, there is an increase in the number of guests during the last two months in four and five star hotels. In October end, the number of guests was 89,300 and in September it was 56,290. http://www.timesofoman.com/News/44089/Article-Tourism-hots-up-as-mercury-dips-in-Oman