Over 140,000 tourists were welcomed in November

Over 140,000 tourists were welcomed into the Maldives in November.

According to the latest figures publicized by the Ministry of Tourism, tourist arrivals between November 1 – 29 were recorded at 140,085 which is a 5.3 percent increase from the same period on 2019 and a 305.1 percent increase from 2020.

A daily average of 4,588 tourists visited Maldives in November, with their stay period recorded at an average of eight days.

Statistics further reveal that between January 1 – November 29, tourist arrivals were at 1,153,013 which is a 151.8 percent increase from the arrivals recorded in 2020, a sluggish year for Maldives tourism due to border-closure. However, 2021’s arrivals so far are a decrease of 24.5 percent in comparison to the arrivals recorded during the same period in 2019, a groundbreaking year for Maldives tourism.

Maldives is inching closer to its tourist arrival target of 1.3 million, with this. Tourist arrivals are being maintained at an average of 4,585 on a daily basis this year, with their stay period recorded at an average of eight days.

Maldives crossed the one millionth tourist arrival target for the year on October 29.

Tourist arrivals have begun to bounce back with the easing of travel restrictions as well as safety measures against Covid-19.