Ministry of Tourism has revealed that tourist arrivals have increased by 14.3% as of September.
The latest statistics from the tourism ministry show that 1.36 million tourists visited the Maldives as of September 30, which is an increase of 14.3% compared to the 1.19 million tourists in the same period in 2022. The statistics also show that more than 130,000 tourists visited the Maldives in September, which is 16.9% increase compared to the same month last year.
The statistics show that the largest number of tourists visited from Russia with 156,905 arrivals while 149,587 tourists visited from India and 145,982 visited from China and 108,608 tourists visited from the United Kingdom (UK). In addition, a total of 1,271 tourist establishments are open in the Maldives, consisting of 63,160 beds. They include resorts, hotels, guesthouses, and liveaboards.
The government aims to welcome 1.8 million tourists in 2023 and break last year’s record of 1.6 million tourists.