Muizzu Seeks to Reinstate China as Maldives’ Top Tourism Market

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu emphasized restoring China as the leading source market for Maldives tourism, a position now held by India, at the Invest Maldives Forum in Fuzhou, China. Before the pandemic, China was the top source; Chinese tourists began returning in January 2023, with 187,118 visitors in 2023. Amid a diplomatic spat with India over derogatory remarks by deputy ministers about PM Modi, a tourism boycott campaign against the Maldives emerged. Muizzu aims to diversify the economy, double GDP from $6 billion to $12 billion by 2028, and revitalize tourism with new products, a hospitality school, and sports, medical, and cultural tourism.

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu emphasized restoring China as the leading source market for Maldives tourism, a position now held by India, at the Invest Maldives Forum in Fuzhou, China. Before the pandemic, China was the top source; Chinese tourists began returning in January 2023, with 187,118 visitors in 2023. Amid a diplomatic spat with India over derogatory remarks by deputy ministers about PM Modi, a tourism boycott campaign against the Maldives emerged. Muizzu aims to diversify the economy, double GDP from $6 billion to $12 billion by 2028, and revitalize tourism with new products, a hospitality school, and sports, medical, and cultural tourism.

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu emphasized restoring China as the leading source market for Maldives tourism, a position now held by India, at the Invest Maldives Forum in Fuzhou, China. Before the pandemic, China was the top source; Chinese tourists began returning in January 2023, with 187,118 visitors in 2023. Amid a diplomatic spat with India over derogatory remarks by deputy ministers about PM Modi, a tourism boycott campaign against the Maldives emerged. Muizzu aims to diversify the economy, double GDP from $6 billion to $12 billion by 2028, and revitalize tourism with new products, a hospitality school, and sports, medical, and cultural tourism.

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