A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
As of 27th September, tourist arrivals to the Maldives was at 399,252. From this, 16,405 tourists arrived in the Maldives after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. While there were 173347 arrivals in January, February saw 149786 arrivals and 59،627 in March. For the first time in its history, Maldives did not welcome […]
Since the destination reopened its borders on 15th July, the greatest number of tourist arrivals in a single day has been recorded on 18th of September, according to Velana International Airport (VIA). The Maldives saw 708 arrivals on 18th September, from which the majority were from Russia. Russia’s Aeroflot carried 335 passengers while Etihad carried 13 passengers and […]
During the month of August, the Maldives has welcomed a total 7628 tourist arrivals, according to latest statistics by Maldives Immigration. This makes the total number of arrivals since border reopening on 15th July to over 9000 arrivals. The top 5 markets during the month of August are UAE with over 1500 arrivals in a […]
The Maldives aims to welcome 500,000 tourists in 2020, the newly appointed Minister of Tourism Dr Abdulla Mausoom revealed. Speaking to a local media, Dr Mausoom said that the government is expecting an influx of around 120,000 tourists starting from September until the end of the year, making the total estimated figures to 500,000 tourist […]
The Maldives has seen tourist arrivals of over 5,200 from around the world after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. According to Maldives Immigration, from 15th July to 15th August, a total of 5,245 tourists arrived in the Maldives. From this, 3476 tourists arrived in August and 1,769 arrived in July. The statistics show that tourist […]
The Maldives has seen tourist arrivals of over 4800 from around the world after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. According to Maldives Immigration, from 15th July to 13th August, a total of 4806 tourists arrived in the Maldives. From this, 1752 arrivals took place in July and 3054 tourists arrived in August. The statistics show […]
After welcoming a record-breaking 1.7 million tourist arrivals in the Maldives, the popular tourist destination targeted for 2 million arrivals in 2020. However, due to the global pandemic that significantly affected international tourism, the government now expected to see 850,000 tourist arrivals this year. Will the island nation be able to achieve this target? According […]
With the reopening of borders, Maldives sets a new target to welcome 850,000 tourists in 2020. Speaking at the press conference held on 23rd June, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that with the reopening of the borders, Maldives will be able to welcome tourists from July or August. “Some resorts have already said that they […]