Operational tourist facilities across Maldives rise to 1,177

Operational tourist facilities across Maldives have risen to 1,177.

The latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism revealed that a total of 1,177 tourist accommodation establishments are currently operational across Maldives, with a total of 58,323 tourist beds.

The total number of operational beds span across resorts, hotels, guesthouses and liveaboard vessels including 40,053 in resorts, 1,616 in hotels, 13,722 in guesthouses and 2,932 in liveaboard vessels.

Operational facilities include 164 resorts, 844 guesthouses, 13 hotels and 156 liveaboard vessels.

Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,183 tourist facilities which include 156 safari vessels, 857 hotels and guesthouses and 170 resorts. This means that of the total facility-capacity six resorts 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.