10 more tourist facilities reopen doors across Maldives
Between March 2 – 9, one liveaboard vessel and nine guesthouses had resumed operations
The number of operational beds increased to 54,340 as well
Over the past week, 10 more tourist accommodation establishments reopened doors to tourists across the Maldives.
The latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism on Friday revealed that the total operational capacity of tourist accommodation establishments across Maldives has risen to 963, including 162 resorts, 640 guesthouses, 12 hotels and 149 liveaboard vessels.
As such, between March 2 – 9, one liveaboard vessel and nine guesthouses had resumed operations across the nation.
The number of operational beds increased to 54,340 as well, of which 38,822 are in resorts, 1,916 are in hotels, 11,174 are in guesthouses and 2,920 are in safari vessels.
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,172 tourist facilities which include 152 safari vessels, 851 hotels and guesthouses and 168 resorts. This means that of the total facility-capacity, three safari vessels, six resorts, 200 guesthouses and hotels are yet to resume operations.
The ministry on January 1 facilitated the introduction of Homestay in the Maldives as well, with the first of its kind launched in Dhiggaru island of Meemu atoll. This comes under the president’s tourism development vision and policy to make tourism and its benefits to the island communities, accessible.
Nearly four months since borders were closed, Maldives reopened borders on 15 July 2020 and at first, resorts and liveaboard vessels were given the green light to begin operations. Guesthouses outside of the Greater Malé Region were permitted to resume operations on 15 October 2020. Authorities allowed the reopening of guesthouses in the capital region on 14 December 2020.
