Maldives welcomes 42,449 tourists within first week of February
So far in February, the Maldives has welcomed around 42,000 tourists.
This was disclosed by the Ministry of Tourism in its most recent daily data, which were released on Wednesday.
Maldives has had 214,985 visitors since the start of the new year. This includes 172,536 visitors who arrived in January and 42,449 who arrived in the first week of February.
This amount represents a 31.3 percent rise over the 163,684 arrivals registered in the same period last year, and a considerable increase over the 113,592 visitors reported in 2021, according to the ministry.
The biggest daily arrivals so far this month were recorded on February 4, when more than 6,800 guests were greeted at Velana International Airport (VIA).
The daily average for the new year is 5,658 visitors, with visitors staying in the Maldives for an average of eight days.
Looking at the daily arrivals for February 2023 according to the most recent daily statistics publicized by the ministry:
- 5,623 tourists were welcomed on February 1
- 5,892 tourists were welcomed on February 2
- 6,355 tourists were welcomed on February 3
- 6,846 tourists were welcomed on February 4
- 6,528 tourists were welcomed on February 5
- 5,454 tourists were welcomed on February 6
- 5,751 tourists were welcomed on February 7
