Number of operational tourist facilities rises
13 ޑިސެމްބަރު 2024 | ހުކުރު 05:30Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,266 tourist facilities which include 155 safari vessels, 915 guesthouses, 14 hotels and 182 resorts. This means that of the total facility capacity, 11 resorts and one hotel have yet to resume operations.
A guesthouse in Maafushi island of Kaafu atoll
The number of operational tourist accommodation establishments has risen.
This was revealed by the latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism on Thursday.
As such, the ministry’s figures revealed that as of December 11, the number of operational tourist accommodation facilities across the Maldives sat at 1,256.
The guesthouses span across 117 islands of 19 atolls, with hotels operational on nine islands of eight atolls. 68 percent of the bed capacity is occupied by resorts, followed by 24 percent occupied by guesthouses, five percent by safari vessels, and three percent by hotels.
Presently, a total of 63,016 tourist beds are in operation across these facilities, which include 171 resorts, 915 guesthouses, 15 hotels, and 155 live-aboard vessels.
The beds operational across these facilities include 42,539 in resorts, 2,028 in hotels, 15,397 in guesthouses, and 3,052 in live-aboard vessels.
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,266 tourist facilities which include 155 safari vessels, 915 guesthouses, 14 hotels and 182 resorts. This means that of the total facility capacity, 11 resorts and one hotel have yet to resume operations.
