Ministry of Tourism has revealed over 400,000 tourist arrivals have been recorded so far this year.
The statistics from the tourism ministry show 415,686 tourists have visited the Maldives as of March 27, which is a 47% increase compared to the 283,383 arrivals recorded in the same period last year. The statistics show a total of 131,764 arrivals were recorded in January, 149,008 arrivals were recorded in February, and 134,914 arrivals were recorded so far in March.
The highest number of tourists visited from Russia this year with 50,832 arrivals, with the second-highest being the UK with 44,597 arrivals. Russia had the second-highest number of tourist arrivals to the Maldives at the end of 2021, only exceeded by India. However, India is currently the third-largest source market with 41,559 arrivals to the Maldives recorded so far this year. A daily average of 4,997 tourists visit the Maldives and spend an average of eight days on holiday.
The government is holding events throughout 2022 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Maldives Tourism this year. The tourism ministry and stakeholders of the tourism industry are working to register 1.6 million tourist arrivals this year.