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The total tourist arrivals to the Maldives in annual terms have reached 1,464,340 as of October 21, 2023.<\/p>\n

According to the latest report from the Ministry of Tourism published on October 22, the arrivals so far in 2023 observed a 13.6% growth in annual terms. From the period of October 1 to 21, arrivals observed a modest 4.4% increment.<\/p>\n

The daily arrival average is now at 4,981 in annual terms while the average duration of stay is 7.6 days.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets<\/h3>\n
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  1. Russia: 167,594<\/li>\n
  2. China: 159,938<\/li>\n
  3. India: 159,386<\/li>\n
  4. UK: 117,253<\/li>\n
  5. Germany: 102,213<\/li>\n
  6. Italy: 87,825<\/li>\n
  7. USA: 57,422<\/li>\n
  8. France: 39,226<\/li>\n
  9. Spain: 31,297<\/li>\n
  10. Switzerland: 28,485<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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