MUSCAT, Oman – The total number of Khareef Salalah visitors increased to 423,662 by September 7 this year when compared with 421,835 visitors during the same period in 2013, reflecting an increase of 0.4%, according to the report of the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI).

Omanis represented 76.1% of the total visitors, while other GCC citizens represented 16.1% of the total visitor count.

Breaking down the visitor figures by geographic origin, the NCSI statistics shows that the total number of GCC visitors (including Omanis) increased over the stated period this year by 0.3% standing at 390,592 visitors, compared with 389,360 visitors over the same period in 2013. The total number of visitors from other Arab non-GCC countries recorded an increase of 57.6%, standing at 7,410 visitors compared with 4,702 visitors recorded last year.

Jabal Al Akhdar visitors
Meanwhile, reports inform that 42,173 tourists from the Sultanate, Gulf and other nationalities visited Jabal Al Akhdar in the first half of the year, including 15,756 Omani tourists, 3,165 of the GCC countries 1,530 from other Arab states and 21,722 foreigners.

About 10,447 tourists visited Jabal Al Akhdar in June of this year, being the month that the tourists come for their holidays to enjoy the moderate weather in summer.

Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) has provided the tourism sector in Jabal Al Akhdar with a new hotel facility to keep up with the increased demand for hotels and provided other options to visitors and tourists, including Alila Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort. This resort has led to increased tourist influx in the mountainous