I-Maldives imemezele ukukhula okunamadijithi amabili angu-17.5% enanini labahambi base-UK abavakashe ngoMashi 2018, uma kuqhathaniswa nenyanga efanayo ngonyaka odlule. Sebebonke, abahambi base-UK abayi-11,829 bavakashele iMaldives ngoMashi, uma kuqhathaniswa nabangu-10,063 ngoMashi 2017.
Sekukonke, iMaldives yamukele ingqikithi yabavakashi base-UK abangama-32,633 ngekota yokuqala ka-2018, emele ukukhuphuka okungu-12.2% uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo sango-2017, lapho abantu abangama-29,088 abavela e-UK befika endaweni.
Emhlabeni jikelele, ngoMashi 2018 iMaldives iqophe ukwanda konyaka nonyaka ngo-18.5% enanini lezivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ezifikayo, zamukele ingqikithi yabafika abayizi-133,466. Lokhu kuletha inani labantu abafike emhlabeni jikelele ku-420,103 ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala zowezi-2018, okubonisa ukukhula okuhle ngama-17% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.
Kulo nyaka iMaldives izophinde iqinisekise isimo sayo njengenye yezindawo zamaholide eziheha kakhulu izivakashi zase-UK, ngokuvulwa okungenani kwezindawo zokungcebeleka ezintsha ezingama-23 kanye nendawo okukholakala ukuthi ingeyokuqala emhlabeni engaphansi kolwandle eConrad Maldives Rangali Island engxenyeni yesine. lwango-2018.
Ephawula ngalezi zindaba, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha eMaldives, uMhlonishwa. Moosa Zameer, uthe, “Sijabule kakhulu ukubona ukwanda okukhulu kangaka kwenani labavakashi base-UK nabakwamanye amazwe abavakashela eMaldives okungenxa yomsebenzi owenziwe yiNxusa laseMaldives, MMPRC kanye nababambiqhaza bemboni yezokuvakasha. enkulu. I-UK iyaqhubeka nokuzibonakalisa njengenye yezimakethe ezibaluleke kakhulu zokuvakasha eziya eMaldives futhi ngentuthuko entsha ethokozisayo yezokuvakasha eyethulwa kulo nyaka, sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela izivakashi eziningi kakhulu kulezi zinyanga ezisele zika-2018. "
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- 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.
