Maldives sees drop in tourists from India amid diplomatic spat, operators say new bookings ‘slowed down’
The countries with the largest number of tourists to the archipelago in the first 28 days of January were Russia (18,561), Italy (18,111) and China (16,529). Even as tourists from India declined in numbers, January 2024 saw a 11.9 percent growth in the tourism sector for Maldives in comparison to 2023. A total of 174,400 […]
Indians dominated Maldives’ tourist arrival figures in 2023, data shows
Indian tourists were the highest among visitors to the Maldives till December 2023, data from the country’s tourism ministry showed. According to the Maldives tourism ministry, a total of 17, 57,939 tourists arrived in the island nation till December 13, an increase of 12.6 per cent compared to the 1.5 million arrivals recorded in 2022. […]