The United Kingdom (UK) has become the third country to cross the 100,000 tourist arrivals mark so far this year, the Ministry of Tourism and Environment figures have shown.
According to the Ministry, a total of 1,074,703 tourists have arrived in the Maldives so far this year, registering a 9.1 percent increase over the same period last year.
The UK joins China and Russia in crossing the 100,000 tourists mark so far this year.
Top Five Tourist Source Markets
* China: 133,538 tourists
* Russia: 122,300 tourists
* UK: 105,896 tourists
* Italy: 85,650 tourists
* Germany: 80,834 tourists
The latest tourism figures showed that Maldives welcomes 6,176 tourists on average every day.
The majority of tourists have spent their holidays in resorts so far this year, with 72.1 percent of tourists, followed by guest houses with 22.7 percent and tourist hotels in third with 2.8 percent.
There are currently 1,206 tourist attractions in the country. The bed capacity of these facilities is 64,0 The government aims to attract 2.3 million tourists this year.
There are currently 1,206 tourist facilities in the country with a combined bed capacity of 64,000.
The government aims to attract 2.3 million tourists to the globally renowned tourism destination this year.