{"id":2282,"date":"2021-10-13T09:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T04:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2021-10-13T09:47:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T04:47:56","slug":"tourist-arrivals-to-maldives-exceed-890k-as-of-october-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=2282","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrivals to Maldives exceed 890K as of October first week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest reports from Ministry of Tourism, the total tourist arrivals to the Maldives as of 05th October has reached 890,363.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the total tourist arrivals to Maldives exclusively from 01st to 05th October stood at 19,501 which is a 521.1% improvement from the same period in 2020, where the arrival count stood at just 3,140.<\/p>\n<p>However, when compared with the same period in 2019, the arrival count in the review period is still a negative 15.6% since the arrival total in that corresponding period in 2019 stood at 23,111.<\/p>\n<p>India continues to remain as the top tourist source market to the Maldives with a total arrival of 204,530 so far which is 23.0% of the total tourist arrivals to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia remains at the second spot with an arrival total of 174,095 so far which is 19.6% of the total tourist arrivals to the Maldives. Germany remains at the third spot with an arrival total of 55,707 which is 6.3% of the arrival total, while USA is at fourth spot with an arrival total of 36,175 which is 4.1% of the total arrivals.<\/p>\n<p>Emerging tourist market to the Maldives, Saudi Arabia is currently on fifth spot with an arrival total of 30,782 which is 3.5% of the total arrivals to the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest reports from Ministry of Tourism, the total tourist arrivals to the Maldives as of 05th October has reached 890,363. 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