Priority is to boost tourism revenue, socioeconomic benefits, minister says

Tourism minister Dr Abdulla Mausoom said on Sunday that the priority is to increase the revenue generated from tourism to the state and the socioeconomic benefits of tourism to the people. Speaking to reporters after a ceremony held at Velana International Airport (VIA) Sunday morning to welcome the one millionth tourist of the year, Mausoom […]

Maldives welcomes millionth tourist of 2023

Maldives on Sunday welcomed the one millionth tourist of the year. Britain’s Anton Pavlov became the one millionth tourist of the year when he arrived with his wife and son on a British Airways flight Sunday morning. The family will spend a two-week-long vacation at Vakkaru Maldives resort in Baa atoll. “I have been wanting […]

Maldives to welcome 1 millionth tourist on Sunday

Tourism Ministry has said that the one millionth tourist to arrive in the Maldives this year will arrive on Sunday. The Tourism Ministry had earlier estimated that one million tourists’ target would be met in July. The ministry has now announced that it will be achieved on Sunday. A special ceremony will be held at […]

China overtakes Germany as Maldives’ fourth-largest tourism market

China has emerged as a dominant force in the Maldives’ tourism industry, surpassing Germany to secure its position as the fourth-largest tourism market for the exotic archipelago. According to official data released by the Maldives’ Ministry of Tourism, a total of 67,822 Chinese tourists have visited the Maldives so far this year. This surge in […]

International Tourist Arrivals Increase by 4%

This year International tourist arrivals grew by a further 4% between January and September, as indicated by the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Tourism’s growth continues to outpace global economic growth, bearing witness to its huge potential to deliver development opportunities worldwide but also its sustainability challenges. Destinations worldwide received 1.1 billion international tourist arrivals in […]

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