Maldives records 1.29 million tourist arrivals as of July, 9.5% y-o-y hike
A total of 1.29 million tourists visited the Maldives as of Wednesday, reflecting a 9.5% increase compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Tourism on Friday. Data from the Ministry show that 180,438 tourists arrived during July alone, marking an 11.8% increase compared to July last year. […]
Bandos Maldives hosts historic milestone: 1 millionth tourist of 2025
Bandos Maldives, the second to open in the Maldives, welcomed Kajal Singh, the one millionth tourist to arrive in the Maldives this year. Marking a historic milestone, 2025 has become the fastest year in the nation’s history to reach one million tourist arrivals. Singh, an Indian national, arrived at Bandos Maldives on Saturday for a […]
Maldives hits 1 million tourists in record time
Maldives has welcomed its 1 millionth tourist of 2025 on 7th June 2025, the fastest that the country has achieved a million tourists in our nation’s history. Kajal Singh, an Indian national, arrived in the Maldives today on IndiGo flight 6E 1131 at 12:55. She is visiting for her honeymoon at Bandos Maldives. This is […]
Maldives sees 9.7% growth in arrivals; over 100,000 in first 18 days of 2025
More than 100,000 tourists visited the Maldives during the first 18 days of this year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism. Data from the ministry indicates that 117,532 tourists arrived in the Maldives by January 18. This represents a 9.7% increase compared to the same period last year. On average, 6,530 tourists entered […]
Maldives surpasses 2023 tourist arrival numbers; set for 2 million record for 2024
Maldives has achieved a milestone in its tourism sector, surpassing the total tourist arrivals recorded in 2023. By December 7, 2024, the country had welcomed 1,877,567 tourists, exceeding last year’s total of 1,723,838. Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal announced the achievement on X on Sunday, sharing, “Proud to share that the Maldives has surpassed last year’s […]
UNWTO: International tourist arrivals reach a record 1.2 billion in 2015
A press release by the UNWTO reveals that tourist arrivals grew 4.4 per cent in 2015 to reach a total of 1,184,000 tourist arrivals worldwide that year.