Tuesday, June 18, 2024 As of mid-June, over 44.0 thousand tourists have visited the Maldives, according to the Ministry of Tourism’s latest data. This marks a slight decrease from last year’s figures.
From June 1 to June 12, Velana International Airport (VIA) welcomed more than 44.0 thousand tourists. This marks a 2.
5% decrease compared to 45.2 thousand arrivals during the same period last year and is slightly below the 44.8 thousand arrivals in the same timeframe in 2022.
On average, about 3.7 thousand tourists are arriving daily this month, with an average stay of seven days. The Maldives has received around 936.
3 thousand visitors since the beginning of 2024. The monthly breakdown includes 192.4 thousand arrivals in January, 217.
4 thousand in February, 194.2 thousand in March, 168.4 thousand in April, and 119.
9 thousand in May. This year’s total arrivals so far represent a 9.6% increase from the 854.
4 thousand recorded during the same period last year and a substantial rise from the 747.2 thousand in 2022. The hospitality industry in the Maldives has been developing on a ‘One Island, One Resort’ model and has become the best-yielding market in Asia.
With a greater number of scheduled openings of new resorts and guesthouses adding nearly 2.0 thousand new rooms/keys, the hospitality industry in the islands is attracting more investors. Supportive government policies in the hospitality sector have become one of the pillars of economic growth.
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