Operational tourist facilities across Maldives rise to 1,167

Operational tourist facilities across Maldives have risen to 1,167.

The latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism revealed that a total of 1,167 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 39,331 in resorts, 1,616 in hotels, 13,602 in guesthouses and 2,924 in liveaboard vessels.

Operational facilities include 163 resorts, 836 guesthouses, 13 hotels and 155 liveaboard vessels.

Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,175 tourist facilities which include 155 safari vessels, 850 hotels and guesthouses and 170 resorts. This means that of the total facility-capacity seven resorts and 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.

After the Covid 19 pandemic Maldives re-opened 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.