Hilton entering Muscat, Oman

​Hilton recently signed a deal with the Muscat National Development and Investment Company to open a Hilton Garden Inn in Muscat, Oman. This will be Hilton’s first hotel in the city of Muscat, and the second in the middle-eastern country of Oman. The Hilton Garden Inn Muscat is expected to open in 2019 with 232 rooms. For Muscat this development is important because they are attempting to increase GDP contribution from 3% to 6% by 2040, and tourism is an important factor in reaching the goal.