Since the new year till April 08, Maldives has recorded over 320,000 tourist arrivals in the Maldives.
The Maldives reopened its borders on July 15, 2020, after closing the borders for three long months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As per the statistics of the Ministry of Tourism, so far this year Maldives has seen 327,129 tourist arrivals. The records showed 92,103 tourists arrived in January, 96,882 tourists arrived in February, and 109,585 tourists arrived in March. In addition, during the first week of April itself over 28,000 tourists have arrived in the Maldives.
The Tourism Ministry has also stated India, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and Kazakhstan as the top source markets for tourist arrival. The records also show that currently, a total of 1,026 tourist facilities are in operation. This includes 159 Resorts/ Marinas, 695 guesthouses, 159 Safari vessels, and 13 hotels.
Along with reported coronavirus cases, Maldives announced a state of public health emergency on March 12 last year, the first such declaration under a recent public health protection law. Following this, the Maldives closed its borders on March 27, 2020.
Since the border reopening, the Maldives has seen an increase in tourist arrivals from day-to-day. The Maldives aims to be a safe haven to the tourists amidst the pandemic with precautionary measures taken in every tourist establishment and an initiative in progress to vaccinate tourism industry workers.
The Maldives reopened its borders on July 15, 2020, after closing the borders for three long months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As per the statistics of the Ministry of Tourism, so far this year Maldives has seen 327,129 tourist arrivals. The records showed 92,103 tourists arrived in January, 96,882 tourists arrived in February, and 109,585 tourists arrived in March. In addition, during the first week of April itself over 28,000 tourists have arrived in the Maldives.
The Tourism Ministry has also stated India, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and Kazakhstan as the top source markets for tourist arrival. The records also show that currently, a total of 1,026 tourist facilities are in operation. This includes 159 Resorts/ Marinas, 695 guesthouses, 159 Safari vessels, and 13 hotels.
Along with reported coronavirus cases, Maldives announced a state of public health emergency on March 12 last year, the first such declaration under a recent public health protection law. Following this, the Maldives closed its borders on March 27, 2020.
Since the border reopening, the Maldives has seen an increase in tourist arrivals from day-to-day. The Maldives aims to be a safe haven to the tourists amidst the pandemic with precautionary measures taken in every tourist establishment and an initiative in progress to vaccinate tourism industry workers.
