Ministry of Tourism has revealed the number of tourist arrivals from Saudi Arabia is increasing in the Maldives.
Statistics from the tourism ministry show Saudi Arabia was the sixth most popular source of tourists last month. The statistics show the top five countries for tourist arrivals last month were India, Russia, Germany, the US, and Ukraine. However, Saudi Arabia recently replaced Ukraine as the fifth most popular source of tourist visits to the Maldives.
A total of 31,443 tourists have visited the Maldives from Saudi Arabia so far this year. This is a significant increase compared to the 25,865 tourist arrivals recorded in 2019, during which Saudi Arabia was the 15th most popular source of tourist visits to the Maldives.
The statistics from the tourism ministry show a total of 923,146 tourist arrivals have been recorded so far this year. It was an increase of 125% compared to the number of tourist arrivals in the same period in 2020 and a 30% compared to 2019.