Maldives Receives Over 700,000 Tourists in 2024

The Ministry of Tourism in the Maldives has disclosed that the number of tourist arrivals to the country this year has reached 728,000.

As per statistics provided by the Tourism Ministry, this signifies a rise of around 13 percent compared to the same period last year when tourist arrivals stood at 644,000.

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China has clinched the top spot as the leading tourist market with 77,000 arrivals. The UK follows closely with a total of 72,600 tourists, and Russia comes next with 72,300 tourist arrivals.

In the previous year, India led in tourist arrivals to the Maldives. However, this year, India currently ranks sixth in the list of top tourist markets to the Maldives, with a total of 40,000 tourists arriving from India.

The highest number of tourist arrivals to the Maldives so far this year was recorded in February, with a total of 217,392 arrivals. In January, 192,000 tourists arrived, while March saw 194,000 tourist arrivals. As of now, 124,000 tourists have arrived this month.

While a total of 1.8 million tourists arrived in the Maldives in 2023, the government aims to attract two million tourists to the Maldives this year.

Despite the increase in tourist arrivals, there has been a decline in the average duration of tourists’ stay in the country over the past month. Presently, tourists spend an average of seven and a half days in the Maldives.