Ministry of Tourism has revealed that over 100,000 tourist arrivals have been recorded so far in August.
The latest statistics published by the tourism ministry show that 102,339 tourists visited the Maldives from August 1-22. A total of 1,049,111 tourist arrivals have been recorded so far in 2022, which is a 46% increase compared to the 720,863 arrivals recorded in the same period last year.
According to statistics, 131,764 tourists arrived in the Maldives in January, 149,008 visitors arrived in February, 150,739 visitors arrived in March, 145,279 visitors arrived in April, 125,522 visitors arrived in May, 110,889 visitors arrived in June, and 133,561 visitors arrived in July.
The Maldives is currently recording a daily average of 4,632 tourist arrivals. The largest number of daily tourist arrivals in August was recorded on August 14 with 5,507 visits.
The statistics show that India is the largest market, contributing to 14.2% of the total arrivals. The second highest number of tourists visited from the United Kingdom (UK) and the third highest number of tourists visited from Russia.
The Maldives expects to welcome a total of 1.6 million tourists by the end of the year.