{"id":3693,"date":"2022-07-20T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2022-07-20T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:34:42","slug":"tourist-arrivals-to-maldives-reaches-close-to-900k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=3693","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrivals to Maldives reaches close to 900k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most recent update from the Ministry of Tourism attests the total tourist arrivals reaching close to 900,000 as of 18th July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As per the government body, the total tourist arrivals in annual terms (from January until 18th July) reached a total of 892,960; which reflected a 58.2% increment in comparison with the same period in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The data collected by the authority confirms the annual tourist arrivals by the same period in 2021 stood at 564,472.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the strong improvement in tourist arrivals to the island nation in 2022, it was still 4.8% below pre-pandemic levels (corresponding period in 2019). The ministry reports tourist arrivals for the same period in 2019 stood at 937,802.<\/p>\n<p>India which holds a market share of 14.7% as of review date is currently ranked first while UK is ranked second in the source market list with a market share of 11.7% and Russia ranked third with a share of 10.4%.<\/p>\n<p>The island nation&#8217;s tourism industry, which remains its largest economic sector currently enjoys a total of 1,168 operational tourist properties inclusive resorts, safari vessels, guesthouses and other similar tourist avenues.<\/p>\n<p>The combined total of operational tourist properties contribute towards a an operational total bed capacity at 57,489 beds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most recent update from the Ministry of Tourism attests the total tourist arrivals reaching close to 900,000 as of 18th July 2022. 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