The total tourist arrivals to the Maldives stood less than 80,000 from hitting the 1,000,000 arrival mark by June 28, 2023.
According to the statistics published by the Ministry of Tourism, the tourist arrivals as of the last reviewed date stood at 920,156, which is a 14.2% annual increment compared to same period in 2022.
Arrivals for the same period last year stood at 805,998 and at just 507,131 the year before that.
Meanwhile, tourist arrivals for the period exclusively from 01st to 28th June stood at 110,912 which is a modest 7.0% increment compared to the same period in last year’s June. The arrivals for the same period in June 2022 stood at 103,664.
Top 10 Source Markets (so far)
- India: 109,190
- Russia: 107,985
- UK: 79,913
- Germany: 65,757
- Italy: 64,097
- China: 62,051
- USA: 38,337
- France: 30,361
- Switzerland: 19,873
- South Korea: 17,255
With annual tourist arrivals less than 80,000 away from reaching the millionth arrival mark, and with a daily arrival average of 5,141 on annual terms, it is expected that the millionth arrival mark will be reached sometime in July 2023.