Indian remains largest tourist source market for Maldives so far this year too
Despite the deadly second wave that saw travel restrictions imposed on visitors from India for months, India has remained the top tourist source market for the Maldives this year. According to the Maldives tourism ministry, Indians accounted for 23% oftourist arrivals in the Maldives with 2.1 lakh visitors as of October 13, 2021.
At 1.8 lakh, visitors from Russia (19 %) were the second largest nationality of inbound tourists for Maldives. Ever since Maldives opened up for international tourists last summer, Indians have been flocking there in large numbers. During the deadly second wave, Maldives like many other countries had imposed restrictions on travellers from India.
But with the second wave waning and those restrictions beginning to be lifted, Indians have started travelling again.
