Tourist arrivals to the Maldives increased 45 percent in annual terms as of August 24, 2022.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, tourist arrivals to the island nation reached 1,056,851 by the review date.
By the corresponding period in 2021, tourist arrivals stood at 729,053 annually.
Despite observing strong traction upwards in tourist arrivals, it is still 4.8 percent below compared to the same period in 2019, during which tourist arrivals had reached 1,110,662 in annual terms.
Source market ranks remain unchanged. The details are as follows;
01. India - 150,228 arrivals
02. UK - 121,407 arrivals
03. Russia - 119,407 arrivals
04. Germany - 83,828 arrivals
05. Italy - 63,018 arrivals
06. USA - 49,845 arrivals
07. France - 34,120 arrivals
08. Spain - 26,336 arrivals
09. Saudi Arabia - 25,517 arrivals
10. Switzerland - 21,891 arrivals
As of August 24, tourist establishments at operational capacity stood at a total of 1,177 which contributes to a combined total of 58,323 operational beds.