{"id":3999,"date":"2022-08-28T13:52:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T08:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2022-08-28T13:52:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T08:52:26","slug":"tourist-arrivals-to-maldives-reach-over-1-057-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=3999","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrivals to Maldives reach over 1.057 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives reach 1,056,851 by late August, reports Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n

According to the state body, as of 24th August 2022, tourist arrivals to the Maldives observed an annual increment of 45.0% compared to the same period in 2021. Tourist arrivals for the same period last year stood at 729,053.<\/p>\n

However, tourist arrivals for 2022 was still 4.8% below in comparison to the same period in 2019, during which the arrival total reached 1,110,662.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the daily arrival average is at 4,478. The average duration of guest stay is currently 8.2 days.<\/p>\n

Tourism source markets remain unchanged, which include;<\/p>\n

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  1. India – 150,228 (14.2%)<\/li>\n
  2. UK – 121,407 (11.5%)<\/li>\n
  3. Russia – 119,437 (11.3%)<\/li>\n
  4. Germany – 83,828 (7.9%)<\/li>\n
  5. Italy – 63,018 (6.0%)<\/li>\n
  6. USA – 49,845 (4.7%)<\/li>\n
  7. France – 34,120 (3.2%)<\/li>\n
  8. Spain – 26,336 (2.5%)<\/li>\n
  9. Saudi Arabia – 25,517 (2.4%)<\/li>\n
  10. Switzerland – 21,891 (2.1%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Tourist establishments at an operational capacity is currently at 1,177. This translates to a combined bed capacity of 58,323.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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