Tourist numbers jump 18.5 percent in March
According to statistics, 133,466 tourists visited the Maldives during March 2018.
17 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals recorded double-digit growth in March compared to the same month last year, despite travel warnings, and a state of emergency.
According to statistics released Tuesday, 133,466 tourists visited during March 2018, up 18.5 percent from March last year.
However there was a slump in tourists from China, which is a normally a major supplier of holidaymakers.
There were 13,203 Chinese visitors to the Maldives in March, compared to 18,203 for the same period in 2017.
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