MINISTRY OF TOURISM REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES

MALDIVES TOURISM UPDATES

2021 11th March 2021 Vol - 10

1. Tourist Arrivals

From 1st January 2021 to 11th March 2021, a total of 220,840 tourists arrived in the Maldives.

The top source market for the tourist arrival was with 52,201 arrivals, followed by Russia with 47,680 tourist arrivals. stood third with 14,553 tourist arrivals. Other top source markets include Kazakhstan, , Romania, Czech Republic, France, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Total Arrivals 2019 Total Arrivals 2020 Total Arrivals 2021 1,702,887 555,494 220,840 as at end December 2019 as at end December 2020 As at 10th March 2021

Arrivals Growth (%) Daily Duration Arrivals Average of Stay 2019 2020 2021 2021/2019 2021/2020 (Days)

January 151,552 173,347 92,103 -39.2 -46.9 2,971 9.2

February 168,583 149,785 96,882 -42.5 -35.3 3,460 8.8

March (1st - 10th) 54,141 42,186 31,855 -41.2 -24.5 3,186 8.9

Total (as of 10th March) 374,276 365,318 220,840 -41.0 -39.5 3,201 9.0 TOP 10 MARKETS 2021 As of 10th March 2021

Market Arrivals Share (%) Rank

India 52,192 23.6 01 Russia 47,680 21.6 02 Ukraine 14,553 6.6 03 Kazakhstan 9,453 4.3 04

Germany 9,093 4.1 05 Romania 8,026 3.6 06 Czech Republic 6,101 2.8 07 France 5,884 2.7 08 Switzerland 5,633 2.6 09 United Kingdom 5,119 2.3 10

TOP 10 MARKETS 2019 TOP 10 MARKETS 2020 end December 2019 end December 2020

Market Arrivals Share (%) Rank Market Arrivals Share (%) Rank

China 284,029 16.7 01 India 62,960 11.3 01 India 166,030 9.7 02 Russia 61,387 11.1 02 Italy 136,343 8.0 03 United Kingdom 52,720 9.5 03 Germany 131,561 7.7 04 Italy 46,690 8.4 04

United Kingdom 126,199 7.4 05 Germany 36,435 6.6 05 Russia 83,369 4.9 06 China 34,245 6.2 06 France 59,738 3.5 07 France 28,031 5.0 07 U.S.A 54,474 3.2 08 U.S.A 19,759 3.6 08 Japan 44,251 2.6 09 Switzerland 12,517 2.3 09 Australia 39,928 2.3 10 Ukraine 10,343 1.9 10

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES IN OPERATION As of 10th March 2021

Facility Type Nos. Beds

Resorts 148 34,226 Hotels & Guesthouses 385 8,284

Safari Vessels 140 2,723

Total 673 45,233 INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED & CHARTERED , OPERATING TO MALDIVES (as of 10th March 2021) Scheduled Flights

No.of No. of Operator Passengers Movements

Emirates 44,065 492

Qatar Airways 31,117 412

Indigo 29,089 442

Go Air 27,633 440

Aeroflot 24,557 136

Turkish Airlines 10,002 80

Flydubai 7,979 152

Maldivian 5,842 160

Lu�hansa 5,639 52

Azur Air Russia 5,301 20

Edelweiss 4,626 46

Austrian Airlines 4,444 40

Condor 4,053 40

E�had Airways 3,155 98

Bri�sh Airways 1,707 58

Srilankan Airlines 1,676 206

Air India 1,663 38

Silk Air 948 40

Lot Polish Airlines 836 6

Scat Airlines* 245 2

Gulf Air 209 18

Air France 166 6

Air Seyschelles 72 6

Others 488 16

Total 215,512 3,006 * Note: Scat Airlines started scheduled ights from 28th February 2021 Chartered Flights No.of No. of Operator Passengers Movements

Air Astana 6,330 60

Azur 4,842 30

Gullivair 3,088 22

Ukraine Interna�onal 2,175 16

Scat Airlines 1,922 18

Uzbekistan Airways 1,305 16

Blue Air 360 4

Vistara 208 6

Garuda - 2

Total 20,545 174 MALDIVES CONNECTED TO THE WORLD As of 10th March 2021

23 17 27 1 26 4 3 29 2 30 16 20 28 5 14 22 25 21 6 7 8 15 11 9 10 12 24 13 19

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Flights in operation

21 GULF AIR 1 BRITISH AIRWAYS 11 INDIGO

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES 22 2 EDELWEISS 12 AIR INDIA 23 SRILANKAN AIRLINES 3 13 AIR VISTARA 24 AEROFLOT 4 AZUR AIR RUSSIA 14 UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS 25 SPICEJET 5 TURKISH AIRLINES 15 UKRAINE INT'L AIRLINES 26 QATAR AIRWAYS 6 16 AZUR AIR UKRIANE 27 SCAT AIRLINES 7 FLY DUBAI 17 AIR ASTANA 28 GULLIVAIR

EMIRATES 8 AIR SEYCHELLES 18 29 LOT POLISH AIRLINES

ETIHAD AIRWAYS 9 30 19 SILK AIR BLUE AIR

GOAIR 10 AIR FRANCE 20 2. COVID-19 Cases & Vaccination Update

COVID-19 Case Updates As at 9th/10th March 2021

Tourist COVID cases as a % of total Tourist Arrivals 2,539 Total Active 18,534 Total Recovered 2021 (15th Jul 2020 - 10th Mar 2021) 1,862 Locals 12,313 Locals 677 Foreigners 6,221 Foreigners 0.19 2020 (15 July - 31 Dec) 0.17 2021 (1 Jan - 9 Mar) 0.18 Total

Vaccina�on Updates As at 9th/10th March 2021

Tourism Frontline Team Maldives Total Vaccinated Total Vaccinated 11,322 175,456 as of 10th March 2021 as of 10th March 2021

Tourism Sector Vaccinations (as of 10th March 2021)

Category / Team Nos.

Resorts 10,586

Guesthouses 306

Hotels 70

Live Aboards 214

Travel Agency 24

Performing Arts 64

MoT Staff 58

TOTAL 11,322 3. News Highlights

Tourist Arrival Spikes up as Markets Con�nue to Recover

On its journey to recovery, Maldives has been able to achieve over 100,000 visitors in a span of a month. Arrival numbers surpassed the 200,000 mark on 4th March 2021, exactly one month since arrivals surpassed 100,000 on the 4th of February. As of 10th March 2021, the total number of arrivals to the Maldives reached 220,840 with a daily average of 3,201 tourists per day.

Markets are recovering with impressive results. As of 10th March 2021, the Central/Eastern Europe and South Asia region both surpassed pre-COVID levels, pos�ng above average growth rates of +81% and +45% respec�vely. Individual markets within the Central/Eastern European region are also performing with outstanding results as new markets emerge from this region and making it to top 10 list.

Arrivals Markets Growth (%) From 1st January to 10th March 2021 2020 2021

Uzbekistan 290 1,771 510.7

Kazakhstan 2,415 9,453 291.4

Ukraine 4,337 14,553 235.6

Lithuania 663 1,823 175.6

Romania 3,881 8,026 106.8

Russia 28,816 47,679 84.7

Pakistan 1,140 1,897 66.4

India 33,755 52,192 54.6

United Arab Emirates 1,119 1,687 50.8

Bulgaria 2,228 3,333 49.6

Czech Republic 4,167 6,101 46.4

Belarus 854 1,045 22.4

Brazil 2,379 2,830 19.0

Slovakia 2,775 3,278 18.1

Serbia 983 1,148 16.8

Central/Eastern Europe 58,329 106,632 81.0

South Asia 38114 55,156 44.7 Ministry of Tourism Launches Tourism Golden Jubilee Year Logo The Ministry of Tourism has unveiled the logo which will be used to celebrate and promote the country’s Golden Jubilee Year of Tourism. The year 2022 will mark the 50th anniversary for Maldives tourism industry. Industry pioneers and partners gathered for this inaugura�on ceremony.

The logo was launched at a virtual event held on 10th March 2021. The logo was inaugurated by tourism industry pioneer and Chairman of Maldives Associa�on of Tourism Industry (MATI), Honorable Mohamed Umar Mani, who played an instrumental role in introducing tourism in Maldives in back in the 1970s.

Tourism industry pioneers, Vice Chairman of MATI, Mr. Hussein Afeef and Minister of Health, Honorable Ahmed Naseem and the first Minister of Tourism

Honorable Ahmed Mujuthaba also addressed the gathering. Apart from this, the Managing Director of Maldives Marke�ng and Public Rela�ons Corpora�on, Mr. Thoyyib Mohamed and the President of Guesthouse Associa�on Mr. Abdulla Nasheed spoke at the ceremony.

The ceremony was concluded by Minister of Tourism, Honorable Dr. Abdulla Mausoom. In his speech he highlighted the need for local par�cipa�on and empowerment in the tourism industry of Maldives.

The logo was designed by Ahmed Nashath and Mohamed Azlif, and symbolizes the Maldives’ rich environment, culture and heritage.

 days to Golden Jubileee of Tourism 2022 #2022GoldenYearofTourism #Golden2022

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