Maldives’ tourism industry has made a strong start to the year, with over 32,000 tourist arrivals in the first five days, as the island nation aims to surpass the historic milestone recorded last year.
According to the Ministry of Tourism figures, 32,349 tourists had arrived in the Maldives in the first five days of the year. This is 17.4 percent better than the 27,544 tourist arrivals in the same period last year.
The average daily tourist arrivals so far this year stands at 6,470, the figures showed.
Russia tops the market so far this year, followed by Italy and the United Kingdom.
Best Tourism Source Markets this year includes:
Russia: 6,485 tourists
Italy: 5,285 tourists
UK: 2,175 tourists
Germany: 2002
India: 1,127
The figures also showed that the resorts have enjoyed the uptick in arrivals so far this year with 70 percent of the tourists followed by guesthouses with 23.3 percent.
The world renowned tourist destination has witnessed the highest number of tourist arrivals in a single year in its 52 year tourism history.
According to tourism figures, a total of 2,047,435 tourists had holidayed in the Maldives in 2024. This is a nine percent increase from the 1،878،543 tourists from 2023.
This marks the first time Maldives has welcomed two million tourists to its shores in a calendar year.
The government aims to improve tourism occupancy and bring in 15 percent more tourists this year than last year, while boosting tourism revenue to USD5 billion.