Masha Midhath   31 July 2021 - 01:33 AM
Tourist arrival to the Maldives amidst the pandemic.
Tourist arrival to the Maldives amidst the pandemic.
The Maldives has recorded over 600,000 tourist arrivals this year.

As per statistics, on this Friday, Maldives has recorded 603,815 tourist arrivals in the Maldives since the beginning of the year. The records also showed 92,103 tourists arrived in January, 96,882 tourists arrived in February, and 109,585 tourists arrived in March. While in April, 91,200 tourists arrived, in May, 64,613 tourists arrived, in June, 56,166 tourists arrived, and in July, 93,266 tourists have arrived in the Maldives.

As per the Tourism Ministry, in 2021, the top source market for tourist arrival as of July includes Russia at the top, followed by India, Germany, Ukraine, and the U.S.A. Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, UK, Spain, and Romania are also included in the top 10 source market for tourist arrival.

The records also show that currently, a total of 1,034 tourist facilities are in operation. This includes 162 Resorts/ Marinas, 701 guesthouses, 160 Safari vessels, and 11 hotels.

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.