Permits for tourism projects post 48.7 percent rise in South Al Batinah

Oman Sunday 14/December/2025 16:30 PM
By: ONA
Permits for tourism projects post 48.7 percent rise in South Al Batinah

Nakhl-- The number of permits issued for tourism investment projects in the South Al Batinah Governorate between January and October 2025 grew by 48.7 percent to 174, compared to 117 issued during the corresponding period in 2024.

According to updated statistics from the Heritage and Tourism Department in South Al Batinah Governorate, the number of eco-lodges in the governorate stood at 48—of which 33 were set up in the Wilayat of Barka, 10 in the Wilayat of Al Musannah, 2 in the Wilayat of A'Rustaq and 1 in the Wilayat of Wadi Al Maawil.