Bed capacity of tourist facilities exceeds 57,000
The total number of operational beds span across resorts, hotels, guesthouses and liveaboard vessels
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Operational bed capacity of tourist facilities across Maldives have exceeded 57,000.
The latest daily figures publicized by the the Ministry of Tourism revealed that a total of 1,156 tourist accommodation establishments are currently operational across Maldives, with a total of 57,487 tourist beds.
The total number of operational beds span across resorts, hotels, guesthouses and liveaboard vessels including 39,481 in resorts, 1,564 in hotels, 13,478 in guesthouses and 2,954 in liveaboard vessels. Currently there are 10 operational beds in homestays.
Ministry's statistics shows that 69 percent of the operational beds are in resorts, followed by 23 percent in guesthouses, 5 percent in liveaboard vessels and 3 percent in hotels.
Maldives currently has 1,156 operational tourist facilities; which include 150 safari vessels, 828 guesthouses, 12 hotels, 2 homestays and 164 resorts.
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,167 tourist facilities which include 154 safari vessels, 829 guesthouses 12 hotels, 2 homestays and 170 resorts. The total bed capacity is 58,674, with 40,643 beds in resorts, 13,490 beds in guesthouses, 1,564 beds in hotels, 2,967 beeds in safari vessels, and 10 beds in homestays.
This means that of the total facility-capacity, four safari vessels, six resorts, one guesthouse 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 opened in Dhiggaru island of Meemu atoll. This comes under the President’s tourism development vision and policy to make tourism and its benefits accessible to the island communities as well.
Maldives reopened borders on 15 July 2020 nearly four months since borders were closed, 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.
