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Tourist arrivals to the Maldives increase 45 percent annually

Mohamed Rehan
29 August 2022, MVT 15:24
[File] Kandinma Maldives; a resort of the Maldives
Mohamed Rehan
29 August 2022, MVT 15:24

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.

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