54,662 tourist beds currently operational across Maldives
The ministry on January 1 facilitated the introduction of Homestay in the Maldives
Tourists being welcomed in Maafushi island of Kaafu atoll
54,662 tourist beds are currently operational across the Maldives.
The latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism on Friday revealed that the total number of operational beds span across resorts, hotels, guesthouses and liveaboard vessels including 39,064 in resorts, 1,424 in hotels, 11,220 in guesthouses and 2,954 in liveaboard vessels.
Statistics go on to reveal that the total operational capacity of tourist accommodation establishments across Maldives remained at 970 as no new facilities resumed services over the past week.
Operational facilities include 164 resorts, 644 guesthouses, 12 hotels and 150 liveaboard vessels.
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,171 tourist facilities which include 152 safari vessels, 850 hotels and guesthouses and 169 resorts. This means that of the total facility-capacity, two safari vessels, five resorts, 194 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.
