The daily average for 2023 is at 4,986
A total of 130,961 visitors have been recorded in September 2023
A total of 130,961 visitors have been recorded in September 2023.
This was revealed by the Ministry of Tourism through its latest daily tourist arrival statistics publicized on Sunday.
Statistics reveal that a total of 1,361,042 tourists have visited the Maldives by 30 September, 2023. For the same period of 2022, the tourist arrival figure was 1,190,629 and 870,862 arrivals were recorded during the same period of 2021.
Monthly figures show that 172,499 tourists were welcomed during January, 177,915 in February, 173,514 in March, 164,357 in April, 120,959 in May, 120,363 during June, 145,629 in July, 154,854 in August and 130,961 visitors in September. Although the figures dropped in May and June, they were still higher than 100,000 arrivals.
The ministry’s statistics indicate that the arrival figure for September is a 16.9 percent surge compared to the 111,986 arrivals recorded in the same period last year.
The highest daily arrivals was recorded on September 29, with a 5,727 arrivals recorded on the day.
The daily average for September was 4,365 and tourists stayed for an average of seven to eight days.
The daily average for 2023 is at 4,986 and tourists are staying in the Maldives for an average of seven days.
