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Tourist arrivals to the Maldives so far in 2023 reached 1,113,967 according to the Ministry of Tourism.<\/p>\n

The ministry reported that the arrival increased on year-to-date basis increased by 13.8% compared to the corresponding period in 2022, during which arrivals reached 978,867.<\/p>\n

Tourist Arrivals – Monthly<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. January: 172,499<\/li>\n
  2. February: 177,915<\/li>\n
  3. March: 173,514<\/li>\n
  4. April: 164,357<\/li>\n
  5. May: 120,959<\/li>\n
  6. June: 120,363<\/li>\n
  7. July: 145,629<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Top 10 Markets of 2023 – As of Aug 7<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Russia: 131,987<\/li>\n
    2. India: 124,802<\/li>\n
    3. China: 100,105<\/li>\n
    4. UK: 93,022<\/li>\n
    5. Germany: 74,688<\/li>\n
    6. Italy: 71,451<\/li>\n
    7. USA: 45,541<\/li>\n
    8. France: 33,398<\/li>\n
    9. Switzerland: 22,697<\/li>\n
    10. Spain: 19,977<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Notable Changes in the Top 10 List<\/h2>\n

      Spain replaces Australia to become the 10th strongest source market to the Maldives, while China rests strongly on third spot, trailing closely behind the second strongest source market; India.<\/p>\n

      Tourist Accommodation<\/h2>\n
        \n
      • Resorts: 173 – 42,013 beds<\/li>\n
      • Hotels: 13 – 1,640 beds<\/li>\n
      • Guesthouses: 911 – 14,934 beds<\/li>\n
      • Safari vessels: 161 – 3,167 beds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Tourist arrivals to the Maldives so far in 2023 reached 1,113,967 according to the Ministry of Tourism. The ministry reported that the arrival increased on year-to-date basis increased by 13.8% compared to the corresponding period in 2022, during which arrivals reached 978,867. Tourist Arrivals – Monthly January: 172,499 February: 177,915 March: 173,514 April: 164,357 May:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2429],"tags":[1496,2102,2126,2137,2159],"class_list":{"0":"post-6616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-ministry-of-tourism","9":"tag-tourism-and-hospitality","10":"tag-tourist-arrivals","11":"tag-tourists","12":"tag-travel-and-tourism"},"yoast_head":"\nTourist arrivals reach 1.1 million - Maldives Business Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6616\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tourist arrivals reach 1.1 million - Maldives Business Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tourist arrivals to the Maldives so far in 2023 reached 1,113,967 according to the Ministry of Tourism. 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