Tourism Ministry figures show year-on-year drop in November arrivals
19 Dec 2012, 7:58 PM
Luke Powell
Official Tourism Ministry figures have recorded a 3.7 percent drop in arrivals to the Maldives last month when compared to the same period last year.
It is the first time since May 2012 that monthly arrivals to the country have fallen on a year-on-year basis.
Despite the monthly decline, arrival numbers rose by 2.4 percent between January and November when compared to the same period in 2011.
The official figures indicate that as of November 2012, 866,310 tourists have arrived in the country over the last 11 months. By contrast, 845,732 arrivals were recorded visiting the Maldives between January and November in 2011.
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