Closer to A Million Than Ever Before!

Wednesday 20th of October 2021

The pandemic was the worst thing to happen to the Maldivian tourism industry in its history. It was also a blessing in terms of the industry setting new boundaries and reforming, becoming more resilient than ever.

Since the onset of the pandemic and the dreadful border closure, stakeholders of the industry joined forces together to roll out stringent safety procedures across all touch points so to set regulations to reopen the border. In this regard, Maldives became one of the first destinations in the world to reopen is borders amid the pandemic and set an exemplary standard in the industry.

The move was welcomed by awaiting tourists, who has kept flocking to the destinations more and more every day. On October 16, a new record for the greatest number of tourist arrivals in a single day was set at 6197, inching the total arrival of over 930k tourists closer to the target of 1 million arrivals in this year.

The arrival market has been dominated by India since the reopening of the borders, closely competed by Russia in second. Emerging source markets of Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan have remained in the top 10 as well. There are over 51k operational beds across 3 diverse accommodation types in the Maldives, including resorts, guesthouses, hotels, and safari vessels. The world is connected to the Maldives with 33 charter and scheduled airlines flying directly to the Maldives from around key destinations.

The tourism industry in the Maldives has formed and reformed in the past half century to truly establish itself amongst the top luxury destinations in the world. Your sunny side awaits in a secluded safe haven.