Ministry of Tourism has revealed that the number of tourist arrivals to the Maldives in May 2023 has decreased compared to the same period in 2022.
Statistics from the tourism ministry showed that 94,604 tourists arrived in the Maldives from May 1-24 which is a 6% decrease compared to the 100,230 tourist arrivals during the same period in 2022 and 81,889 tourists arrived during the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistics also showed that 782,889 tourists arrived in the Maldives so far this year, which is a 15.6% increase compared to the 677,034 arrivals during the same period last year.
The statistics also showed that the reason for the decrease in May compared to other months this year is due to the decline in airline flights from India, which is the second top source market in the Maldives. So far this year, 89,619 tourists arrived from India.