{"id":10013,"date":"2024-07-29T09:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10013"},"modified":"2024-07-29T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:47:37","slug":"maldives-tourist-arrivals-up-9-9-so-far-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10013","title":{"rendered":"Maldives tourist arrivals up 9.9% so far in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tourist arrivals to the Maldives so far this year is up 9.9% compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Tourism, from January 1 to July 27, the Maldives attracted a total of 1,159,808 arrivals, compared to 1,055,031 arrivals in the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>From July 1 to 27, the Maldives attracted 144,279 tourists, which is a 15.0% increment compared to the corresponding period last year, during which the country attracted 125,424.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese market is still dominating the top source market spot, while Russia is in second place.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 Markets 2024<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>China: 153,180<\/li>\n<li>Russia: 123,153<\/li>\n<li>UK: 103,051<\/li>\n<li>Italy: 85,661<\/li>\n<li>Germany: 85,393<\/li>\n<li>India: 70,753<\/li>\n<li>USA: 41,286<\/li>\n<li>France: 35,550<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland: 24,340<\/li>\n<li>Spain: 21,545<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The highest single-day arrival was observed on July 27, at 6,215, and the lowest single-day arrival was on July 9, at 4,169. 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