Tourist arrivals from China have grown by 12 percent so far this year, keeping China firmly in place as the Maldives’ largest source market.
According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Tourism, 335,917 Chinese tourists have visited the Maldives this year, up from 298,626 over the same period last year.
Russia is the second-largest market, with 263,546 arrivals, followed by the United Kingdom with 139,737.
In total, 1.8 million tourists have visited the Maldives so far this year. On average, 5,911 tourists are now arriving in the country every day.
