The Ministry of Tourism has revealed that the Maldives welcomes over 5,000 tourists daily, on an average. The daily updates report released by the ministry indicates that the tourism sector has seen a 10.2% improvement, with 1.38 million tourists visiting the Maldives as of September 7.
The statistics shows that the tourists' arrival has continued to increase after experiencing a declining rate in the arrival. According to the report, the number of tourist arrivals each month was as follows: 192,385 in January, 217,392 in February, 194,227 in March, 168,366 in April, 119,875 in May, and 123,284 in June, 167528 in July and 176,151 in August and 27,322 as of September 7.
Furthermore, the report highlights that Chinese tourists made up the largest portion of arrivals so far this year, with 202,613 visitors. Following China, the top sources of tourists included Russia with 149,920 visitors, the United Kingdom with 119,189 arrivals, Italy with 102,412 visitors, and Germany with 97,804 arrivals.
The report also indicates that 1,222 places currently provide tourists services, with a bed capacity of 62,756 beds. The consistent influx of tourists has motivated the government to set an ambitious target of attracting two million tourists by the end of the year.