Maldives Sets Daily Record Of 5,100 Tourist Arrivals For 2021

Maldives sets daily record of 5,100 tourist arrivals for 2021

The Maldives received more than 5,100 tourists on Monday, the highest daily record yet for 2021, local media reported

MALE (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Feb, 2021 ) :The Maldives received more than 5,100 tourists on Monday, the highest daily record yet for 2021, local media reported.

This is compared to a daily average of some 5,000 tourists before the COVID-19 pandemic, and of 3,000 so far this year.

The island country received 160,000 tourists between Jan. 1 and Feb. 20 this year, who were mainly from India, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.

Its Ministry of Tourism aims to attract a total of 1.5 million tourists to the country by the end of this year.