The Maldives has recorded over 600,000 tourist arrivals so far this year.
The latest statistics from the Ministry of Tourism show that 600,252 tourists arrived in the Maldives between January 1 and July 28. The number of tourist arrivals is an 8% increase compared to the 555,494 tourists that visited the Maldives in 2020. The statistics also show 89,703 tourist arrivals in July, which is a 59.9% increase compared to the 56,166 tourist arrivals in June.
The number of tourist arrivals had significantly decreased earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, a daily average of 1,872 arrivals was recorded in May and 2,084 arrivals were recorded in June. However, the tourism ministry is currently recording a daily average of 3,204 tourist arrivals following the decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives.
A total of 140,824 tourists that visited the Maldives this year arrived from Russia, making the country the top source of tourist visits. India makes up the second-largest source of tourist arrivals to the Maldives this year with 99,643 arrivals.
The tourism ministry has stated that tourists stay in the Maldives for an average of nine days.