Rising European tourist numbers offset dwindling Chinese market
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives increased by 5.9 percent as traditional European markets offset a decline in Chinese holidaymakers.
28 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives increased by 5.9 percent as traditional European markets offset a decline in Chinese holidaymakers.
According to the tourism ministry, 892,025 tourists visited the Maldives between January and August this year, up from 842,635 for the same period in 2016.
The European market made up 45.9 percent of all tourists who visited from January to August, the figures released Wednesday showed.
Russian visitor numbers increased by 35 percent, with 38,936 visitors compared to 28,835, and Italian tourism increased by 22.8 percent.
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