The Maldives, idyllic archipelagic state in the Indian Ocean in South Asia southwest of India and Sri Lanka about 750 kilometres from the Asian continent's mainland is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world and continues their upward trajectory in tourism growth.
The Ministry of Tourism recently released the latest data regarding the first week of September 2024 with 27.322 international travellers welcomed in the country, a figure that marks a solid and excellent start of this period of the year for the island country, which has the ambitious goal of reaching 2 million tourist arrivals by the end of 2024.
Despite a slight decrease of 2.6% in international visitor arrivals compared to the same period in 2023, the figure for the current year is still higher than the 25.856 arrivals recorded in the first week of September 2022.
This growth underlines the resilience of the Maldivian tourism sector which has seen a steady recovery after the pandemic driven by the presence of an excellent offer consisting of its excellent hotels and resorts, luxury experiences and increasingly proactive marketing strategies.
A rather significant figure is that between 01st and 07th September 2024 the Maldives recorded an average of 3.903 daily tourist arrivals with an average of 8 days of visitor stay.
This steady influx of visitors during this period indicates a strong end to the tourist season with expectations of a significant increase during the last quarter of the current year.
The year-to-date tourism growth in 2024 can be seen in the data that the Maldives recorded between 1st January and 07 September of the current year with 1.386.530 tourist arrivals which means an increase of 10.2% compared to the 1.258.120 arrivals recorded in the same period of 2023.
These statistics also show a significant leap compared to the 1,104,999 arrivals recorded two years ago, in 2022.
On average, the Maldives welcomes 5.524 tourists per day in 2024 and visitors spend an average of about eight days in the country.
The highest daily tourist arrivals record of the year statistically was recorded on 1st February 2024, when 10.000 visitors landed at Velana International Airport on Hulhulé Island in the Kaafu Atoll near the capital island Malé.
The Maldives tourism industry has consistently performed well in terms of incoming tourism throughout the year and these statistical data with the following monthly breakdown of tourist arrivals in 2024 amply confirms this
January : 192.385 visitors
February : 217.392 visitors
March : 194.227 visitors
April : 168.366 visitors
May : 119.875 visitors
June : 123.284 visitors
July : 167.528 visitors
August : 176.151 visitors
Total arrivals in 2023 reached 1.8 million and the Maldives is now set to welcome 2 million tourists by the end of 2024, a growth in line with the wider goal of the Asian island country to position itself as one of the luxury destinations globally.
Quite interesting data concerns the main markets of tourist origin recorded in 2024 with China currently leading the list contributing 14.6% of the Maldives' market share.
The increase in Chinese tourists comes after the reopening of international travel of China and underscores the importance of the Asian country's market to the Maldives' tourism industry.
Another interesting fact concerns other countries such as Italy which, although initially at the top of the list of origin markets at the beginning of 2024, has been overtaken by the Russian market which contributes 10.8% with 149.920 arrivals recorded until September of the current year, a market that was the leader at the end of 2023 and continues to record excellent performances in 2024.
Great Britain has risen to third place representing 8.6% of the market with 119.189 arrivals in 2024 although the United Kingdom ranked as the second market for a long time it has been overtaken by the Russian market.
Link - https://www.expreso.info/noticias/internacional/102398_maldivas_recibe_mas_de_2_millones_de_turistas_internacionales
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