{"id":6031,"date":"2023-05-07T12:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T07:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6031"},"modified":"2023-05-07T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T07:59:52","slug":"maldives-attracts-over-700000-tourists-so-far-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6031","title":{"rendered":"Maldives attracts over 700,000 tourists so far in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maldives has attracted over 700,000 tourist arrivals as of 05th May 2023, according to the Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n

The ministry reported that the total tourist arrivals as of the review date stood at 710,645, which is a 17.5% annual increment compared to the same period last year, during which arrivals stood at 604,730.<\/p>\n

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives exclusively from 01st to 05th May stood at 22,361, which is a 19.9% decline from the 27,926 arrivals recorded for the same period in 2022. However, compared to the same period in 2021, which recorded 13,534 arrivals, it is a 65% increment.<\/p>\n

The total tourist arrivals in May 2019 stood at 21,637, which means that the arrivals so far in May this year has already exceed the May 2019 total by 3.2%.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets of 2023<\/h3>\n
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  1. ussia: 84,757<\/li>\n
  2. India: 76,999<\/li>\n
  3. UK: 67,086<\/li>\n
  4. Italy: 57,102<\/li>\n
  5. Germany: 52,186<\/li>\n
  6. China: 33,601<\/li>\n
  7. USA: 29,358<\/li>\n
  8. France: 27,300<\/li>\n
  9. Switzerland: 17,890<\/li>\n
  10. South Korea: 12,705<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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