Maldives welcomes the 100,000th tourist since the border reopening

Since the reopening on July 15, 2020, there has been a gradual increase in tourist arrivals with the establishment of travel bubbles between the Maldives and other countries, as well as greater connectivity in terms of flight operations. Over 18 airlines are currently travelling to and from the Maldives, from all around the globe. On December 06,

Maldives broke the record of daily arrivals since the reopening, which was a total of 3,006 tourists, whereas the air traffic movement on this date was 352.

Surpassing the milestone of 100,000 tourists in advance of the projections is truly an achievement, which is the outcome of a unified #MaldivesApproach to a global challenge.

During a grand event held on December 12, at Velana International Airport, the 100,000th tourist was identified by the Ministry of Tourism, together with Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), Maldives Immigration, and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL). The 100,000th tourist, Jasmin Burki, arrived from Switzerland via Emirates. On arrival, she was escorted outside by officials of MMPRC and Maldives Immigration, and greeted by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Tourism, Managing Director of MMPRC, Controller General of Immigration, and CEO and Managing Director of MACL. The Controller General of Immigration, Mohamed Ahmed Hussain, also handed over a special gift to her.

It is anticipated that the 500,000th tourist of 2020 will arrive by late December and that the country will reach peak arrival rates during the year 2021.