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Although recent numbers had shown receding China market numbers, accumulated tourist count is expected a rise by 7% in 2017 compared to last year. | Photo: Ahmed Shurau/Avas Tourist visitor figures of 2017 are expected to float 7% higher than last year’s total visitor count according to Tourism Ministry. Minister of Tourism, Moosa Zameer claims […]
The number of tourist arrivals in the Maldives during 2017 is expected to be 7 percent more compared to previous year. According to Tourism Minister Mr Moosa Zameer’s statement given to “Avas”, at the end of this year, 1.3 million tourists are estimated to have arrived in the Maldives. This is around 7% increase compared […]
While neighbouring Sri Lanka is struggling to attract higher numbers of tourists, the island archipelago the Maldives attracted 127,986 tourists this October, which was 8.9 percent more tourists compared to a year ago, with keen interest from Europeans. The European region sourced approximately half of the tourists to the Maldives, increasing 12 percent year-on-year (YoY). […]
The Maldives attracted 121,310 tourists this August, up 8 percent compared to the same month last year, with the demand being driven mainly by European travellers, according to the Maldives Ministry of Tourism. The largest regional market was the Asia and the Pacific, which grew 3.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) with 59,900 tourists visiting the Maldives. […]