Russians took first place in terms of arrivals in the Maldives in January and the first week of February.
In January, 172,536 tourists visited the Maldives, in the first week of February – 48,038 people. The average daily number of tourist arrivals is 5656 and the average length of stay in the Maldives is 8 days. This was reported by ATOR with reference to the Ministry of Tourism of the Maldives.
According to the results of January and the first week of February, 28,873 arrivals from Russia to the Maldives took place (13.1% of the market share), which allowed it to take first place in the entry tourist flow. In second place is India with 24,127 arrivals (10.9% market share). In third place is Italy with 20,962 arrivals (9.4% market share). The top 5 countries also include the UK and Germany.
It is specified that the government of the Maldives plans to reach the figure of 1.8 million tourist arrivals in 2023.