Four more tourist accommodation establishments have resumed services to visitors.
This was revealed by the latest daily statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism on Monday.
As such, the ministry’s figures revealed that as of December 29, the number of operational tourist accommodation facilities across the Maldives sat at 1,271. The guesthouses span across 117 islands of 20 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 63,248 tourist beds are in operation across these facilities, which include 172 resorts, 929 guesthouses, 15 hotels, and 155 live-aboard vessels.
This means that four more guesthouses resumed services over the past week.
The beds operational across these facilities include 42,547 in resorts, 2,028 in hotels, 15,621 in guesthouses, and 3,052 in live-aboard vessels.
According to the latest weekly statistics by the tourism ministry, tourist facilities currently in operation are:
- Two resorts and 24 guesthouses in four islands of Haa Alif atoll,
- Two resorts, one hotel and 18 guesthouses in five islands of Haa Dhaal atoll,
- Two resorts and nine guesthouses in six islands of Shaviyani atoll,
- Eight resorts and 14 guesthouses in five islands of Noonu atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and six guesthouses in seven islands of Raa atoll,
- 16 resorts, one hotel and 74 guesthouses in 13 islands of Baa atoll,
- 11 resorts and five guesthouses in four islands of Lhaviyani atoll,
- 57 resorts, eight hotels and 335 guesthouses in 10 islands of Kaafu atoll,
- 10 resorts and 160 guesthouses in eight islands of Alif Alif atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and 111 guesthouses in 10 islands of Alif Dhaal atoll,
- Five resorts, one hotel and 60 guesthouses in five islands of Vaavu atoll,
- Three resorts and five guesthouses in five islands of Meemu atoll,
- One resort and eight guesthouses in two islands of Faafu atoll,
- Eight resorts and nine guesthouses in six islands of Dhaalu atoll,
- One resort and nine guesthouses in five islands of Thaa atoll,
- Two resorts and four guesthouses in one island of Laamu atoll,
- Five resorts, one hotel and 15 guesthouses in six islands of Gaaf Alif atoll,
- Three resorts and 10 guesthouses in four islands of Gaaf Dhaal atoll,
- 28 guesthouses in Fuvahmulah City,
- Two resorts, one hotel and 21 guesthouses in six districts of Addu City in Seenu atoll
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,281 tourist facilities, which include 155 safari vessels, 929 guesthouses, 14 hotels, and 183 resorts. This means that of the total facility capacity, 11 resorts and one hotel have yet to resume operations.
