Italian tourists doubled in August

Sep 3, 2024, 1:32 PM
Tourists. -- Photo: Adhadhu

Tourists. -- Photo: Adhadhu

The number of Italian tourists visiting Maldives doubled in August compared to July, according to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism.

According to statistics released by the ministry yesterday, 14,186 tourists arrived from Italy last month, up 7,196 in July. In August last year, 10,525 tourists arrived from Italy.

About 39,600 tourists visited from China, the largest source market, last month. That was 1,302 more than the number of tourists from China in July. In August last year, 28,530 tourists arrived from China. The number of tourists from China this year is now close to 200,000.

Six countries with the highest number of tourists

China

  • 2024 August: 39,640
  • 2023 August: 28,530

Russia

  • 2024 August: 20,895
  • 2023 August: 17,526

The United Kingdom

  • 2024 August: 12,710
  • 2023 August: 10,710

Italy

  • 2024 August: 14,186
  • 2023 August: 10,525

Germany

  • 2024 August: 9,471
  • 2023 August: 8,382

India

  • 2024 August: 10,136
  • 2023 August: 12,912

According to the Tourism Ministry, 1.3 million tourists visited Maldives as of last month. That was 129,127 more than the 1.2 million tourists who arrived in the country as of August last year.

Last month, tourists spent an average of 7.8 nights and 62,756 beds were sold.

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