MINISTRY OF TOURISM REPUBLIC OF

MALDIVES TOURISM UPDATES 2021 8th July 2021 Vol - 27

1. Tourist Arrivals

From 1st January 2021 to 7th July 2021, a total of 528,157 tourists arrived in the Maldives.

The top source market for the tourist arrival was Russia with 128,932 arrivals, followed by India with 89,901 tourist arrivals. Germany stood third with 29,070 tourist arrivals. Other top source markets include Ukraine, Kazakhstan, USA, United Kingdom, Romania, France and Czech Republic. Total Arrivals 2019 Total Arrivals 2020 Total Arrivals 2021 1,702,887 555,494 528,157 as at end December 2019 as at end December 2020 As of 7th July 2021

Arrivals Growth (%) Daily Duration Average of Stay 2019 2020 2021 2019/2021 2020/2021 (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 162,843 59,630 109,585 -32.7 +83.8 3,535 8.7

April 163,114 13 91,200 -44.1 N/A 3,040 9.3

May 103,022 41 64,613 -37.3 N/A 2,084 9.1

June 113,475 1 56,166 -50.5 N/A 1,872 9.0

July (1st - 7th) 28,464 - 17,608 -38.1 N/A 2,515 9.3

Total (as of 7th July) 891,053 382,817 528,157 -40.7 +38.0 2,809 9.0 Top 10 Markets 2021 As of 7th July 2021

Market Arrivals Share (%) Rank

Russia 128,932 24.4 01 India 89,901 17.0 02 Germany 29,070 5.5 03 Ukraine 24,696 4.7 04

U.S.A 20,831 3.9 05 Kazakhstan 16,927 3.2 06 United Kingdom 13,885 2.6 07 Romania 11,817 2.2 08 France 11,216 2.1 09 Czech Republic 10,753 2.0 10

Top 10 Markets 2020 end December 2020

Market Arrivals Share (%) Rank

India 62,960 11.3 01 Russia 61,387 11.1 02 United Kingdom 52,720 9.5 03 Italy 46,690 8.4 04

Germany 36,435 6.6 05 China 34,245 6.2 06 France 28,031 5.0 07 U.S.A 19,759 3.6 08

Switzerland 12,517 2.3 09 Ukraine 10,343 1.9 10

Top 10 Markets 2019 end December 2019

Market Arrivals Share (%) Rank

China 284,029 16.7 01 India 166,030 9.7 02 Italy 136,343 8.0 03 Germany 131,561 7.7 04

United Kingdom 126,199 7.4 05 Russia 83,369 4.9 06 France 59,738 3.5 07 U.S.A 54,474 3.2 08 Japan 44,251 2.6 09 Australia 39,928 2.3 10 Recovering Markets

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives, though slowed down during the month of May 2021 with the addi�onal restric�ve measures implemented to curb the COVID-19 situa�on in the country, data as of 7th July shows that market rebounding con�nues with strong posi�ve growth rates in 2021 compared with the same period of 2019 and 2020.

In 2021 as of July 7th, while the Central/Eastern Europe and South Asia regions have made full recovery and performed above pre-COVID levels, Africa, Europe, and Americas are also showing signs of recovery.

Major markets to the Maldives such as Russia and India, which are among the top 10 markets over the years, are seen as star performers, making a strong come back and recording growth rates of triple and double digits respec�vely in 2021, compared with the period in review for 2019. With the increased connec�vity, some markets from the Central/Eastern Europe emerge and make it to the top ten list, while some markets from South Asia, Africa, Americas and the Middle East also made full recovery and performed above pre-COVID levels.

Markets Arrivals Growth (%) 7th July 2021 From 1st January to 2019 2020 2021 2019/2021 2020/2021

Kazakhstan 2,556 2,771 16,927 562.2 510.9

Ukraine 7,008 4,555 24,696 252.4 442.2

Russia 44,104 28,949 128,932 192.3 345.4

Pakistan 2,424 1,214 5,480 126.1 351.4

Romania 5,315 4,017 11,817 122.3 194.2

Egypt 1,703 725 3,278 92.5 352.1

Bulgaria 3,808 2,298 6,268 64.6 172.8

Czech Republic 7,845 4,375 10,753 37.1 145.8

Brazil 5,253 2,572 7,091 35.0 175.7

United Arab Emirates 4,976 1,132 6,390 28.4 464.5

South Africa 4,494 1,424 5,545 23.4 289.4

Poland 8,702 5,537 10,265 18.0 85.4

Hungary 5,773 4,736 6,657 15.3 40.6

Slovakia 4,250 2,889 4,606 8.4 59.4

India 84,853 34,864 89,901 5.9 157.9

Central/Eastern Europe 95,331 63,677 234,535 146.0 268.3

South Asia 96,971 39,357 98,621 1.7 150.6

Africa 8,542 3,312 9,900 15.9 189.9

Middle East 29,444 13,437 31,534 7.1 134.7 2. Tourist Accommodation

Accommodation Facilities by Type Atoll / Island Nos. Beds As of 7th July 021

Alifu Alifu 94 1,232 Total Capacity Opera�onal Capacity Facility Type 1. Bodufulhadhoo 4 42 Nos. Beds Nos. Beds 2. Feridhoo 5 54 Resorts 162 38,162 154 35,640 3. Himandhoo 1 12 Hotels & Guesthouses 713 12,874 445 9,254 4. 1 8 Safari Vessels 160 2,986 140 2,748 5. Mathiveri 7 76 Total 1,035 54,022 728 48,440 6. 16 250

7. Thoddoo 37 454

Guesthouses in Operation by 8. 23 336

Atolls and Islands Alifu Dhaalu 47 708 As of 7th July 2021 1. Dhangethi 9 144

2. Dhidhdhoo 1 12

Atoll / Island Nos. Beds 3. Dhigurah 12 270

4. Fenfushi 1 12 Haa Alifu 9 104 5. Hangnaameedhoo 8 90 1. 4 52 6. Maamigili 4 42 2. Vashafaru 5 52 7. 3 52 Haa Dhaalu 3 50 8. 9 86 1. Hanimaadhoo 3 50 Vaavu 35 418 Shaviyani 1 8 1. 5 46 1. Kanditheemu 1 8 2. 14 154 Noonu 3 44 3. 8 70 1. Fodhdhoo 3 44 4. 8 148 Baa 25 476 Meemu 1 12 1. 6 108 1. 1 12 2. Finolhas 1 62 Faafu 1 14 3. 2 36 1. 1 14 4. 4 88 Thaa 1 12 5. 2 36 1. Thimarafushi 1 12 6. 6 92 Laamu 2 78 7. Maalhos 3 32 1. 2 78 8. 1 22 Gaafu Alifu 1 12 Lhaviyani 2 28 1. Villingili 1 12 1. 1 12 Gaafu Dhaalu 3 48 2. 1 16 1. Faresmaathodaa 1 14 Kaafu 184 4,300 2. Thinadhoo 1 24 1. Greater Male’ Region 60 1,796 3. 1 10 2. Dhiffushi 18 314 Gnaviyani 15 186 3. 5 48 1. 15 186 4. 7 108 Seenu 8 164 5. 16 218 1. Feydhoo 1 22 6. 11 114 2. 3 94 7. 10 156 3. Maradhoo Feydhoo 2 20 8. 2 32 4. 2 28 9. 33 1,242 Total 7,894 10. 22 272 435 3. Airlines & Connectivity

Maldives is Connected to the World

23 1 17 27 4 3 31 26 29 2 16 20 28 5 14 32 22 25 21 6 7 8 15 30 11 9 10 12 24 13 19 18

1 BRITISH AIRWAYS 2 EDELWEISS 3 LUFTHANSA

4 AZUR AIR RUSSIA 5 TURKISH AIRLINES 6 QATAR AIRWAYS

FLY DUBAI EMIRATES ETIHAD AIRWAYS 7 8 9

AIR INDIA GOAIR INDIGO 10 11 12

SRILANKAN AIRLINES AEROFLOT SPICEJET 13 14 15

AZUR AIR UKRIANE AIR ASTANA SINGAPORE AIRLINES 16 17 18

SILK AIR AIR FRANCE GULF AIR 19 20 21

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES CONDOR AIR VISTARA 22 23 24

UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS UKRAINE INT'L AIRLINES SCAT AIRLINES 25 26 27

GULLIVAIR LOT POLISH AIRLINES SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES 28 29 30

31 BLUE PANAROMA 32 IBERIA Interna�onal Scheduled Flights Interna�onal Chartered Flights (1st Jan to 7th July 2021) (1st Jan to 7th July 2021)

No.of No. of No.of No. of Operator Operator Passengers Movements Passengers Movements

Emirates 108,703 1,314 Air Astan a 12,032 148

Qatar Airways 85,073 1,030 Azu r Air Ukrai ne 6,626 46

Aeroflot 77,747 470 Gu llivair 4,667 36

Indigo 53,731 950 Scat Airlines 3,647 30

Go Air 40,980 704 Ukrain e Intern a� onal 3,534 32

Turkish Airlines 27,851 390 Uz bekistan Airways 1,637 50

Air Vistara 24 Flydubai 25,905 546 1,621

Lot Polish Airlines 1,334 E�had Airways 15,336 342 12

Blue Air 187 2 Azur Air Russia 14,345 54 Total 35,285 380 Lu�hansa 14,146 146

Maldivian 12,664 414

Condor 8,339 90

Edelweiss 7,499 92

Austrian Airlines 7,314 72

Saudi Arabian Airlines 4,341 66

Srilankan Airlines 4,202 622

Air India 3,237 96

Singapore Airlines 2,973 146

Bri�sh Airways 2,438 84

Gulf Air 1,774 172

Air Seychelles 1,368 36

Silk Air 1,264 50

Blue Panorama 824 6

Iberia 393 4

Air France 166 6

Others - 220

Total 522,613 8,116 4 4. COVID-19 Cases & Vaccination Update

COVID-19 Case Updates As at 7th July 2021

Tourist COVID cases as a % of total Tourist Arrivals (15th Jul 2020 - 7th July 2021) 0.19% 2020 (15 July - 31 Dec) 0.27% 2021 (1 Jan - 7 July) 0.12% 2021 (1st-7th July)

Vaccina�on Updates Resort employees Vaccina�on

Maldives Total Vaccinated Fully Vaccinated as of 6th July 2021 as of 6th July 2021 72% First Dose 317,762 Second Dose 206,245 First Dose as of 6th July 2021 97% 5. News Highlights

Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the Maldives Pays a Courtesy Call on Minister of Tourism The 6th issue of Maldives Tourism Bulle�n was released on 1st June 2021. The Maldives Tourism Bulle�n is the official e-magazine of Ministry of Tourism bringing tourism updates, industry highlights and featuring high-flying local professionals working in the Industry.

Ministry of Tourism Con�nues mee�ngs with Atoll councils and MPs of Cons�tuencies

EXCOM members and Tourism Diversifica�on and Localiza�on Unit of Ministry of Tourism are mee�ng with Members of Atoll Councils and Members of Parliament of respec�ve cons�tuencies, to discuss the way forward on tourism diversifica�on and development of local island tourism in the Maldives. 4 mee�ngs have been conducted since 1st July. These include mee�ngs with Gaafu Alifu Atoll and Gaafu and Kulhudhuffushi City and . The mee�ngs are chaired by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Abdulla Mausoom. Belgium Stamp Set with Maldives Tourism Golden Year Logo Launched Belgium Stamp set with the Maldives Tourism 50 years Logo was launched. This is an ini�a�ve of the Benelux-Maldives Friendship Society in Belgium to promote the Golden Year of Maldives Tourism. At a virtual ceremony held on 5th July 2021, the Stamp set was launched by Maldives Ambassador to European Union and Belgium H.E. Mr. Hassan Sobir. The Managing Director of Maldives Post Limited. Mr. Ahmed Shafeeq Mohamed and Mr. Thoyyib Mohamed the Managing Director of Maldives Marke�ng & Public Rela�ons Coopera�on also par�cipated in this ceremony. This ceremony was hosted by Ministry of Tourism and Minister, Dr. Abdulla Mausoom thank the Ambassador and the Benelux-Maldives Friendship Society for this ini�a�ve.

Visit Maldives Commences E-learning Programme for the Italian Market Visit Maldives commences a yearlong E-Learning Programme with Turismo & A�ualità this July targe�ng the travel trade of the Italian market. Turismo & A�ualità’s pla�orm is the most widely used e-learning pla�orm in the market and connects to a database of over 30,000 travel agents. The pla�orm will be used to educate the Italian travel trade on different aspects of tourism in the Maldives such as roman�c getaways, underwater adventures, sustainable tourism and family holidays. This will be covered over 10 sessions which will be live on the pla�orm. Informa�on of latest updates on travel guidelines, Covid-19 situa�on and accommoda�on op�ons will also be provided.

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