I-Maldives ibhengeze ukukhula okuphindwe kabini kwe-17.5% kwinani labahambi base-UK abatyelele ngo-Matshi 2018, xa kuthelekiswa nenyanga efanayo kunyaka ophelileyo. Lilonke, abahambi be-11,829 base-UK batyelele iMaldives ngo-Matshi, xa kuthelekiswa ne-10,063 ngo-Matshi 2017.
Ngokubanzi, i-Maldives yamkele inani labakhenkethi be-32,633 base-UK ngexesha lekota yokuqala ye-2018, emele ukunyuka kwe-12.2% xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo le-2017, ebone abantu be-29,088 abavela e-UK befika kwindawo yokuya.
Ehlabathini lonke, ngo-Matshi i-2018 i-Maldives irekhode i-18.5% yokunyuka konyaka-ngonyaka kwinani lokufika kweendwendwe zamazwe ngamazwe, zamkela inani elipheleleyo lokufika kwe-133,466. Oku kuzisa inani labantu abafike kwihlabathi jikelele kuma-420,103 kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala zowama-2018, nto leyo emele ukukhula okuncomekayo nge-17% xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka ophelileyo.
Kulo nyaka iMaldives iya kuqinisekisa ngakumbi imeko yayo njengenye yezona ndawo zinomtsalane zeholide kubakhenkethi base-UK, ngokuvulwa kweendawo zokuchithela iiholide ezintsha ezingama-23 kunye nento ekukholelwa ukuba yindawo yokuqala yokuhlala engaphantsi kolwandle eConrad Maldives Rangali Island kwikota yesine. yowama-2018.
Ethetha ngeendaba, uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho waseMaldives, uMhlonishwa. UMoosa Zameer uthe: “Siyavuya ukubona ukunyuka okubaluleke kangaka kwenani labakhenkethi base-UK kunye nabamazwe aphesheya ukuya eMaldives okubulela kakhulu kumsebenzi owenziwe yi-Embassy yaseMaldives, MMPRC kunye nabachaphazelekayo kushishino lwezokhenketho. enkulu. I-UK iyaqhubeka nokuzinza njengenye yezona marike zibalulekileyo zokhenketho kwiiMaldives kunye nenani lophuhliso olutsha lokhenketho olusungulwa kulo nyaka, sijonge phambili ekwamkeleni iindwendwe ezingakumbi kwezi nyanga ziseleyo zika-2018. "
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- 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.
