Muscat, The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has updated a regulation that was issued in November 2021 on the construction of hotel establishments.

The regulation seeks to keep up standards and empower tourism development in the governorates of the Sultanate of Oman in accordance with the existing needs. It also aims to maintain balance between the types of hotel establishments and the needs of tenants.

The update, made in accordance with criteria of classification of services, the executive regulation of the Tourism Law, applies to all new orders to set up hotel establishments.

The ministry will continue to update the regulation in line with the actual needs of each governorate. Priority in the update is given to the 1,500 unauthorized hotel establishments in different governorates of the country.

Source: Oman News Agency