Maldives tourist arrivals reach one million
The millionth visitor of 2019 arrived on August 2.
21 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals reached one million on August 2, Tourism Minister Ali Waheed told the press on Wednesday, expressing confidence of reaching the target of 1.5 million visitors by the end of the year.
“We are trying to bring 1.5 million people before the government’s one-year anniversary [on November 17]. Statistics show that is achievable,” he said, attributing the growth to marketing and promotional activities.
The millionth visitor of 2018 arrived on September 9. The millionth tourist of 2017 arrived on October 1.
According to the minister, 994,733 tourists arrivals were recorded by the end of July, which represents a 17.2 percent increase from the same period last year. With 132,114 visitors, arrivals last month were also up eight percent from July last year.
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