Tourist arrivals decline in January as Chinese arrivals slow down
21 Feb 2015, 11:15 AM
Minivan News
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives in January 2015 declined by -7.8 percent compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Tourism has revealed.
Arrivals in January stood at 97,073 visitors, down from 105,296 visitors in January 2014, according to monthly statistics from the tourism ministry.
“This was the fourth consecutive month where a negative growth was recorded in tourist arrivals to the country,” the ministry observed in a statement last week.
Consequently, the occupancy rate fell from 82.5 percent in January 2014 to 73.9 percent last month.
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