{"id":3848,"date":"2022-08-10T11:26:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:26:16","slug":"tourist-arrivals-bed-nights-up-by-97-and-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=3848","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrivals, bed-nights up by 97% and 63%"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourist arrivals went up by 97% in June 2022, reports Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). Bed-nights went up by 63% in the same review month as well.<\/p>\n

The comparisons are made against the corresponding month last year, reports MMA. In addition to this, bed-nights exceeded the corresponding month in 2019 as well.<\/p>\n

However, tourist arrivals for the review month were just 2% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019, during which it hit a total of 110,889.<\/p>\n

Operational bed capacity of the industry observed an increment of 9,258 beds in comparison to the same period last year. On the other hand, occupancy rose to 44% in June 2022 from 32% in the same month last year.<\/p>\n

From January to June 2022, total tourist arrivals saw an increment of 59% in annual terms. Bed-nights sprung up by 43% for the same period.<\/p>\n

However, tourist arrivals in annual terms was still 6% below pre-pandemic levels. Bed-nights however saw a growth by 12% against the same period in 2019. Average stay of tourists in annual terms fell from 9.0 days in 2021 to 8.1 days in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourist arrivals went up by 97% in June 2022, reports Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). Bed-nights went up by 63% in the same review month as well. The comparisons are made against the corresponding month last year, reports MMA. In addition to this, bed-nights exceeded the corresponding month in 2019 as well. 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