Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Maldives i ka ulu ʻana o ka helu pālua o 17.5% i ka nui o nā huakaʻi UK i kipa aku i Malaki 2018, ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka mahina like i ka makahiki i hala. Ma ka huina, 11,829 mau huakaʻi UK i kipa aku i nā Maldives i Malaki, hoʻohālikelike ʻia me 10,063 i Malaki 2017.
Ma ka holoʻokoʻa, ua hoʻokipa ʻo Maldives i ka huina o 32,633 mau mākaʻikaʻi UK i ka hapaha mua o 2018, e hōʻike ana i ka piʻi ʻana o 12.2% ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka manawa like o 2017, kahi i ʻike ai he 29,088 poʻe mai UK i hōʻea i ka huakaʻi.
Ma ke ao holoʻokoʻa, i Malaki 2018 ua hoʻopaʻa ʻo Maldives i ka piʻi ʻana o 18.5% makahiki i ka makahiki i ka nui o nā malihini kipa honua, e hoʻokipa ana i ka huina o 133,466 i hōʻea mai. Lawe kēia i ka huina o nā hōʻea honua i 420,103 i nā mahina mua ʻekolu o 2018, e hōʻike ana i ka ulu maikaʻi o 17% ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka makahiki i hala.
I kēia makahiki e hoʻokūpaʻa hou ʻia ka Maldives i kona kūlana ʻo ia kekahi o nā wahi hoʻomaha hoʻomaha maikaʻi loa no nā poʻe mākaʻikaʻi UK, me ka wehe ʻana o 23 mau hale hoʻokipa hou a me ka mea i manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia ka noho mua ma lalo o ka honua ma Conrad Maldives Rangali Island i ka hapahā ʻehā. o 2018.
Ma ka haʻi ʻana i ka nūhou, ua ʻōlelo ʻia ke Kuhina Kaʻahele ʻo Maldives, ʻo Hon. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Moosa Zameer, "ʻoliʻoli nui mākou i ka ʻike ʻana i ka piʻi nui ʻana o ka nui o nā UK a me nā mākaʻikaʻi honua i nā Maldives i mahalo nui ʻia i ka hana i hana ʻia e ka Embassy of Maldives, MMPRC a me nā mea kuleana o ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi. nui. Ke hoʻomau nei ʻo UK i ka hoʻokumu ʻana iā ia iho ʻo ia kekahi o nā mākeke inbound waiwai nui no ka mākaʻikaʻi ʻana i nā Maldives a me nā hanana hoihoi hou e hoʻomaka ana i kēia makahiki, ke kakali nei mākou i ka hoʻokipa ʻana i nā malihini hou aku i nā mahina i koe o 2018.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- This year the Maldives will further confirm its status as one of the most attractive holiday destinations for UK tourists, with the opening of at least 23 new resorts and what is believed to be the world's first undersea residence at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in the fourth quarter of 2018.
- Moosa Zameer, said, “We are very pleased to see such a significant rise in both the number of UK and international tourists to the Maldives which is largely thanks to the work carried out by the Embassy of Maldives, MMPRC and the tourism industry stakeholders at large.
- The UK continues to establish itself as one of the most valuable inbound markets for tourism to the Maldives and with a number of exciting new tourism developments launching this year, we look forward to welcoming even more visitors during the remaining months of 2018.
