Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal told the Press Trust of India at the Arabian Travel Market 2024 in Dubai that the Maldives remains committed to welcoming Indian tourists, even as arrivals from India fall sharply amid political tensions. According to tourism ministry statistics, Indian visitors dropped 42 percent in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same period, from 73,785 to 42,638.
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I am as the tourism minister, also, I want to call whole Indian market that, please be part of Maldives’ tourism. So (sic), our economy depends on tourism
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the number of visitors from India has seen a sharp decline of 42 percent this year compared to the first quarter of 2023
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While 73,785 Indian tourists visted the Maldives in the first quarter of 2023
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He conveyed this assurance during an interview with the Press Trust of India (PTI) at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2024, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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