{"id":5357,"date":"2023-03-02T12:16:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T07:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2023-03-02T12:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T07:16:49","slug":"tourist-arrivals-to-maldives-exceed-350k-by-february-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5357","title":{"rendered":"Tourist arrivals to Maldives exceed 350k by February end"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exceed 350,000 as of 28th February 2023, according to the Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n

The ministry confirmed that the tourist arrivals reached 350,413 by the review date which is a 24.8% increment compared to the same period in 2022 during which arrivals stood at 280,776. Moreover, the tourist arrivals exclusively for February stood at 177,914; which is a 19.4% increase when compared with the same month last year, during which arrivals stood at 149,011.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets of 2023 (as of 28th Feb)<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Russia: 44,748<\/li>\n
  2. India: 38,109<\/li>\n
  3. UK: 32,566<\/li>\n
  4. Italy: 32,395<\/li>\n
  5. Germany: 22,995<\/li>\n
  6. France: 16,483<\/li>\n
  7. USA: 14,082<\/li>\n
  8. China: 10,071<\/li>\n
  9. Switzerland: 8,590<\/li>\n
  10. Poland: 6,672<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Meanwhile, the daily arrival average in annual terms is 5,939 while the average duration of stay is 8.1 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exceed 350,000 as of 28th February 2023, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The ministry confirmed that the tourist arrivals reached 350,413 by the review date which is a 24.8% increment compared to the same period in 2022 during which arrivals stood at 280,776. 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