China remains Maldives' biggest tourist market in Oct
According to immigration statistics for last month, China contributed the most number of tourists with 17,406.
China was the single biggest source market for Maldives' tourism last month as well, according to immigration statistics.
A total of 159,141 tourists arrived in Maldives last month, according to statistics released by the immigration department on Monday. They include:
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On average, 5,135 tourists arrived daily
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As of last month, more than 1.5 million tourists have arrived this year
According to immigration statistics for last month, China contributed the most number of tourists with 17,406.
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The second biggest market was Russia; 17,032 tourists
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The third biggest market was Germany; 15,973 tourists
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14,664 tourists visited from India, which is the fourth biggest source market
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13,615 tourists from the UK, which is the fifth biggest source market
China had the highest number of tourists from a single country in the past three months.
China is currently the third largest market in terms of total tourist arrivals.
The government aims to attract 1.9 million tourists by the end of this year.
Although the target is 2 million tourists next year, tourists from Europe are expected to decline next year. However, the Chinese market is expected to grow next year, according to the budget proposal for next year.
