MUSCAT, Oman — A brand-new reason to linger on the Sultanate’s shoreline is on the horizon: IHG Hotels & Resorts will introduce its fast-growing voco brand to Oman with a 251-room resort in the capital’s lively Al Mouj district, according to a press release by IHG Hotels & Resorts.

Unified GCC Tourist Visa Greenlit, Easing Six-Country Trips

DUBAI—Planning a multi-stop journey through the Gulf is about to get much simpler. The six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have approved a single permit—formally called the GCC Grand Tours Visa—that will let leisure visitors move freely among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as reported by Condé Nast Traveller Middle East.