Statistics: 7 percent jump in tourist arrivals

Statistics published by Ministry of Tourism shows a seven percent increase in number of tourist arrivals to Maldives by end of November, 2018, compared to the previous year.

Statistics show 125,601 tourists visited Maldives in November alone. And 1,333,456 tourists visited Maldives from January to November.

TOURIST ARRIVALS (REGION-WISE):

1. Europe: 643,655 arrivals (48.3 percent)
2. Asia Pacific: 567,891 arrivals (42.5 percent)
3. Americas: 61,044 arrivals (4.6 percent)
4. Middle East: 47,597 arrivals (3.6 percent)
5. Africa: 12,993 arrivals (1 percent)

TOP 10 TOURIST ARRIVALS (NATION-WISE):

1. China: 20 percent
2. Germany: 8 percent
3. UK: 7.8 percent
4. Italy 6.6 percent
5. India: 5.7 percent
6. Russia: 4.3 percent
7. France: 3.3 percent
8. US: 2.8 percent
9. Japan: 2.8 percent
10. Australia: 2.6 percent

Tourist arrivals from all top 10 countries, except for China, show an increase compared to 2017.

Maldives currently has 44,345 tourist beds, out of which an average of 41,715 beds remained occupied throughout the year from January to November.

Statistics also show a 10.4 percent increase in time spent by tourists in Maldives.