(TAN): Maldives on February 4 recorded it’s 102,107th tourist this year. According to the country’s tourism ministry, 10,004 arrivals were recorded from February 1 to 4. The top source market for tourist arrivals is Russia, followed by India and Ukraine. Other top source markets include Kazakhstan, Romania, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and United States.
Currently, there are over 140 resorts and over 330 guesthouses in operation, along with over 135 liveaboards and 11 hotels. There are 27 airlines connecting Maldives to the rest of the world.
On February 1, Maldives commenced the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine.
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On July 15, 2020, Maldives reopened its borders to tourists of all nationalities with the reopening of several resorts and liveaboards. Guesthouses also resumed operations on October 15 last year. Currently, there is no mandatory quarantine for arrival but all tourists are required to fill an online health declaration form within 24 hours prior to departure and submit a negative Covid-19 PCR test result, conducted maximum 96 hours prior to departure to Maldives.
