Arrivals from Air India flight to the Maldives Velana International Airport. (Photo: Twitter)
Arrivals from Air India flight to the Maldives Velana International Airport. (Photo: Twitter)
The Ministry of Tourism has announced that the Maldives has recorded more tourist arrivals from India throughout this year.

Ministry’s data showed that India is the top source market for tourist arrivals this year with 172,104 tourist arrivals from India.

The Maldives has recorded 788,846 tourist arrivals in Maldives since the beginning of the year. The Ministry’s 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, 101,818 tourists arrived in the Maldives.

The records also showed 92,657 tourist arrivals in August, and 32,880 tourist arrivals in the first week of September.

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

The records also show that currently, a total of 1,083 tourist facilities are in operation. This includes 163 Resorts/ Marinas, 758 Hotels/guesthouses, and 161 Safari vessels.

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.