Yearbook 2013

tourism
YEARBOOK
2013

Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Republic of Maldives

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Copyright Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, 2013
Tourism Yearbook 2013

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FOREWORD
Welcome to the Tourism Yearbook 2013!

It is with great pleasure that we present to you this annual publication of
the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The Tourism Yearbook is
published with the objective of providing comprehensive and updated
statistical information on the tourism industry, for the use of relevant
Government authorities as well as private sector, institutions and
individuals. This annual publication highlights key tourism indicators of
the Maldives for the past five years and provides information on the
performance of the Maldives tourism industry in 2012.

The year 2012 ended with a new record for the world tourism with 1
billion arrivals worldwide, registering an increase of 3.8%. While
emerging economies is said to have performed moderately better than
advanced economies, Asia Pacific was highlighted as the fastest
growing region with nearly 239 million arrivals resulting in an increase
of 7%.

For the Maldives, year 2012 turned out to be a challenging year! Tourist
arrivals were affected unfavorably with below average growth rates,
following an unexpected change in the government administration,
which lead to political unrest within the country during the first half of
the year. Although the targeted 1 million arrivals was not achieved, the
overall growth rate for the year remained positive at 2.9% As the
Chinese market continued to grow at remarkable pace, a steady growth
in Asia Pacific region was recorded. However, the traditionally loyal
European market share dropped considerably. Four new islands were
opened as new resorts and the guesthouse sector saw a hefty growth in
2012 resulting in a significant increase in overall tourist bed capacity of
the country. Tourisms contribution to GDP remained at 27% and
Tourism Receipts stood at 1.9 Billion US Dollars as well as 38% of the
total Government revenue was generated from tourism.

Our target for the year 2013 is to reach 1 million arrivals with a growth
rate of 11%. So far this target seems achievable with an impressive
growth rate of nearly 15% during the first quarter of the year. Three new
resort islands are expected to materialize before the end of the year.

Tourism Yearbook 2013 is the result of the collaboration of many. We
acknowledge and appreciate the Government institutions and the private
sector for providing continued support. We hope that the readers, resort
developers and investors in the Maldives tourism industry find this
publication a vital source of information.

Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture

June 2013

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Except where otherwise indicated, data used in this publication have
been collected from relevant Government Authorities and the Maldives
tourism industry.

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture wishes to express its gratitude
to the following government institutions for their contribution in the
compilation of this publication;

Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Department of Immigration and Emigration
Department of National Planning
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority
Maldives Monetary Authority
Maldives Customs Services
Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies / Maldives National
University

Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture also acknowledges with
appreciation the Maldives tourism industry for their continued
cooperation and assistance in the compilation of data for this
publication.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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INTRODUCTION

Tourism Yearbook 2013 has been produced and published by the
Statistics & Research Section of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Culture. This publication briefly presents the overall performance of
the tourism industry of the Maldives through 2008 to 2012. In
addition to the available national tourism statistics for the past five
years, the publication contains major highlights of the tourism
industry in 2012.

This publication is divided into 6 sections
1. Tourist Accommodation
2. Tourist Arrival Trends
3. Economic Indicators of Tourism
4. Airlines Statistics
5. Tourism Forecasts; and
6. Tourism Highlights 2012

Each section provides important data and information. Together, the
sections provide a comprehensive picture of tourism in the
Maldives.

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Table of Contents

Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................... iii
Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................................................... iv
Preface ........................................................................................................................................................................ v

TOURIST ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation Facilities 1
Table 1: Accommodation Establishments & Bed Capacity, 2008 - 2012 ......................................................1
Resorts by Atolls ..2
Table 2: Bed Capacity of Resort Beds by Atolls, 2008 - 2012 .......................................................................2
Resorts by Management Type ..3
Figure 1: Bed Capacity by Management Type, 2012 ......3
Table 3: Tourist Resorts by Type of Lease Holder, Operator and Management, 2008 - 2012 ......................3
Capacity Utilization ..4
Table 4: Bed Nights, Occupancy Rate & Average Duration of Stay, 2008 - 2012..........................................4
Figure 2: Bed Nights vs. Occupancy Rate, 2008 - 2012 .............5
Figure 3: Average Duration of Stay, 2008 - 2012 ...........5
Table 5: Monthly Average Occupancy Rates of Resorts & Hotels, 2008 - 2012 ...........................................5

TOURIST ARRIVAL TRENDS
Global Arrival Trends ..................................................................................................................................................6
Table 6: International Tourist Arrivals Worldwide, 2009-2012 .....................................................................6
Maldives Arrival Trends ..................................................................................................................................7
Table 7: Monthly Arrivals to the Maldives, 2008 - 2012 ................................................................................7
Major Markets ..............................................................................................................................................................8
Figure 4: Market Share by Regions, 2008 - 2012 ...........................................................................................8
Top Ten Markets in 2012 .............................................................................................................................................9
Table 8: Tourist Arrivals and Market Share of Top Ten Markets, 2012 ......................................................................9
1. China..10
Figure 5: Growth and Market Share of China, 2008 - 2012 .........................................................................10
Figure 6: Monthly Arrival of Chinese Market, 2008 - 2012 .........................................................................10
2. Germany ....11
Figure 7: Growth and Market Share of Germany, 2008 - 2012 ....................................................................11
Figure 8: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of German market, 2008 - 2012 ...........................................................11
3. United Kingdom ....12
Figure 9: Growth and Market Share of UK, 2008 - 2012 .............................................................................12
Figure 10: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of UK market, 2008 - 2012 ................................................................12
4. Russia ....13
Figure 11: Growth and Market Share of Russia, 2008 - 2012 ......................................................................13
Figure 12: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of Russian market, 2008 - 2012 .........................................................13
5. Italy ....14
Figure 13: Growth and Market Share of Italy, 2008 - 2012 ..........................................................................14
Figure 14: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of Italian market, 2008 - 2012 ............................................................14
6. France ....15
Figure 15: Growth and Market Share of France, 2008 - 2012 ......................................................................15
Figure 16: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of French market, 2008 - 2012 ...........................................................15
7. Japan ......16
Figure 17: Growth and Market Share of Japan, 2008 - 2012 ........................................................................16
Figure 18: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of Japanese market, 2008 - 2012 ........................................................16
8. Switzerland ........17
Figure 19: Growth and Market Share of Switzerland, 2008 - 2012 ..............................................................17
Figure 20: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of Swiss market, 2008 - 2012 .............................................................17

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9. India .........18
Figure 21: Growth and Market Share of India, 2008 - 2012 .......................................................................18
Figure 22: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of Indian market, 2008 - 2012 ..........................................................18
10. Korea .........19
Figure 23: Growth and Market Share of Korea, 2008 - 2012 .....................................................................19
Figure 24: Monthly Tourist Arrivals of Korean market, 2008 - 2012 ........................................................19

ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Tourism Contribution to the economy .....................................................................................................................20
Figure 25: GDP Contribution by Major Economic Sectors, 2012 ...........................................................................20
Table 9: Tourism Contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 2008 - 2012 ...................................................21
Table 10: Tourism Revenue and Tax, 2008 - 2012 ..................................................................................................21
Table 11: Tourism Receipts, 2008 - 2012 ................................................................................................................21
Table 12: Government Expenditure on Tourism, 2008 - 2012 ................................................................................22
Figure 26: Tourism Revenue & Expenditure, 2008 - 2012 ......................................................................................22

AIRLINE STATISTICS
Traffic by International Carriers ..23
Table 13: Passenger Arrivals by Type of International Carriers, 2008 - 2012 ........................................................23
Traffic by Domestic Carriers ...23
Table 14: Passenger Arrivals by Domestic Carriers at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, 2008 2012 ............23
International Scheduled Carriers ......23
Table 15: Traffic by International Carriers - Scheduled, 2008 - 2012 .....................................................................24
International Chartered Carriers .......25
Table 16: Traffic by International Carriers - Chartered, 2008 - 2012 ......................................................................25

TOURISM FORECASTS
Global Forecasts ................................................................................................................................................. .....26
Table 17: Global Arrival Forecasts, 2013 ................................................................................................................26
Maldives Tourism Forecasts 26
Table 18: Maldives Tourism Forecasts 2013 - 2017 ................................................................................................26
Table 19: Resort / Hotel Projects Underway 27

OTHER TABLES
Table 20: Bed Capacity of Tourist Resorts, 2008 - 2012 .........................................................................................31
Table 21: Bed Capacity of Tourist Hotels, 2008 - 2012 ..........................................................................................34
Table 22: Graduates from Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Industry, 2008 - 2012 ..............................................35
Table 23: Inbound and Outbound Travel, 2008 - 2012 ............................................................................................35
Table 24: Seasonal Variation of Tourist Arrivals, 2008 - 2012 ...............................................................................35
Table 25: Tourist Arrivals & Market Share by Major Markets, 2008 - 2012 ..........................................................36
Table 26: Growth Trends of Major Markets, 2008 - 2012 .......................................................................................38
Table 27: Tourist Arrivals by Nationality at end March 2013 ..............................................................................40
Table 28 Major Tourism Indicators - at end March 2013 ........................................................................................42

TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS 2012 .......................................................................................................................... 44

MARKETING & PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, 2012 .................................................................................... 50

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Over the last five years, from 2008 to 2012, tourist accommodation capacity in the Maldives increased at an
average annual rate of 4.8%. While the number of establishments increased from 274 in 2008 to 352 at the end
of 2012, bed capacity of these establishments increased by 19.8%. At the end of 2012, there were a total of
28,120 beds registered in the Maldives. Table 1 presents the four types of accommodation establishments
available in the Maldives. As can be seen from the table, resorts continue to be the most popular form of
accommodation in the Maldives.
The Maldives, comprising of over 11,900 small islands, of which majority are uninhabited, and with its
unique one-island-one-resort concept, is one of the worlds leading island destinations for tourists. At the
end of 2012 there were 105 islands developed into resorts with total bed capacity of 22,889 registered with the
Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, which was 81% of the total bed capacity of the country in 2012. In
2012, four new islands with combined bed capacity of 651 were developed and made available to the market.
These include, Vagaru island (Viceroy Maldives) in Shaviyani Atoll with 97 beds, island of Mudhdhoo (Dusit
Thani Maldives) in Baa Atoll with 200 beds, Olhuveli & Embudhufushi islands as one resort (Niyama) in
Dhaalu Atoll with 154 beds and Falhumafushi island (The Residence Maldives) in Gaafu Alifu Atoll with 200
beds.
Hotels sector supplied almost 6% to the total bed capacity of the Maldives in 2012. Out of the 19 hotels
registered with Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, 15 are located in the capital city, Male. While there
are two hotels operating in the southernmost atoll, S.Gan, and one hotel in L.Gan, there is one hotel operating
in Hulhule Island, the international airport island. Two new hotels, Hotel Octave (with 28 beds) in the capital
Male, and Riveries Diving Village (with 46 beds) in Laamu Atoll Gan, were opened in 2012. However,
registered number of Hotels at the end of 2012 remained the same as that of 2011 as two existing hotels
ceased operation. While the license issued to Green Hotel in Laamu Atoll was cancelled due to termination of
lease, Hulhumale Sunshine Hotel was converted to a Guest house in 2012. Total number of beds in hotels at
the end of 2012 was 1,627 (refer Table 1).
SECTION 1: TOURIST ACCOMMODATION
Table 1: Accommodation Establishments and Bed Capacity, 2008-2012
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
Accommodation Facilities
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Type of Establi shment Nos Beds Nos Beds Nos Beds Nos Beds Nos Beds
Resorts / Marinas 94 19,860 97 20,942 98 21,342 101 22,120 105 22,889
Hot els 13 1,110 15 1,368 17 1,449 19 1,603 19 1,627
Guest Houses 24 400 22 462 25 476 38 659 75 1,101
Safari Vessels 143 2,094 145 2,206 156 2,434 157 2,514 154 2,503
Total 274 23,464 279 24,978 296 25,701 315 26,896 353 28,120
Tourist Guest Houses, providing low cost accommodation to visitors travelling to the Maldives, has been
increasing rapidly, after the amendment brought to the Tourism Act 2/99 in 2011, allowing tourist guest house
development in all local islands. Over the last five years the number of guest houses increased by three folds,
from 24 in 2008 to 74 at the end of 2012 increasing the bed capacity along with it (refer Table 1)


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At the end of 2012, with a total of 9,132 beds, just four beds more than that of 2011, Kaafu Atoll provided
39.9% to the total bed capacity of the resorts that year. Even though bulk of the resort bed capacity still
originates from this atoll, the percent share has been dropping over the years, as new resorts are being
developed in other atolls. Next to Kaafu Atoll, Alifu Dhaalu Atoll (South Ari Atoll) has most number of beds.
At the end of 2012, with 3,818 beds, this atoll supplied 16.7% to the total resort bed capacity. The total bed
capacity of Alifu Alifu Atoll (North Ari Atoll) remained constant since 2009, with 1,988 beds. The bed
capacity of Baa Atoll increased from 1,398 in 2011 to 1,660 at the end of 2012, contributing 7.3% to total
resort bed capacity that year.
With the opening of Viceroy Maldives in Vagaru Island, tourism was introduced to Shaviyani Atoll in 2012.
Other new resorts opened in 2012 include, Dusit Thani Maldives in Baa Atoll Mudhdhoo, Niyama in Dhaalu
Olhuveli/Embudhufushi and The Residence Maldives in Gaafu Alifu Falhumaafushi.
Table 2: Bed Capacity of Resorts by Atolls, 2008 - 2012
Resorts by Atolls
Live-aboard floating beds, also known as Safari Vessels, are a rapidly growing and the second most popular
form of accommodation in the Maldives supplying 8.9% to the total bed capacity of the Maldives in 2012.
Although the number of vessels increased by only 1% over the last five years, the demand for this type of
accommodation is growing rapidly, with its adventurous holiday offers. At the end of 2012, there were 154
Safari Vessels with a total bed capacity of 2,503 registered with Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (refer
Table 1).
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Atoll
Beds % Share Beds % Share Beds % Share Beds % Share Beds % Share
Haa Alifu 432 2.2 432 2.1 456 2.1 456 2.1 456 2.0
Shaviyani - - - - - - - - 97 0.4
Noonu 400 2.0 490 2.3 542 2.5 542 2.5 542 2.4
Raa 470 2.4 470 2.2 470 2.2 470 2.1 470 2.1
Baa 1,240 6.2 1,240 5.9 1,398 6.6 1,398 6.3 1,660 7.3
Lhaviyani 1,294 6.5 1,336 6.4 1,336 6.3 1,336 6.0 1,336 5.8
Kaafu 8,914 44.9 8,982 42.9 9,050 42.4 9,128 41.3 9,132 39.9
Alifu Alifu 1,928 9.7 1,988 9.5 1,988 9.3 1,988 9.0 1,988 8.7
Alifu Dhaaalu 3,312 16.7 3,538 16.9 3,586 16.8 3,818 17.3 3,818 16.7
Vaavu 350 1.8 350 1.7 350 1.6 350 1.6 402 1.8
Meemu 400 2.0 400 1.9 400 1.9 400 1.8 400 1.7
Faafu 250 1.3 250 1.2 250 1.2 250 1.1 250 1.1
Dhaalu 324 1.6 436 2.1 436 2.0 436 2.0 590 2.6
Laamu - - - - - - 194 0.9 194 0.8
Gaafu Alifu - - 200 1.0 250 1.2 324 1.5 524 2.3
Gaafu Dhaalu - - - - - - 200 0.9 200 0.9
Seenu 546 2.7 830 4.0 830 3.9 830 3.8 830 3.6
19,860 100.0 20,942 100.0 21,342 100.0 22,120 100.0 22,889 100.0

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Number of resorts and their bed capacity by type of lease holders, operators and management is presented in Table
3. As can be seen from the table, the number of resorts leased to local parties remained at 74 from 2008 to 2011. In
2012, with number of resorts down to 73, the total bed capacity of resorts leased to local parties have also declined
from 16,714 in 2011 to 16,476. Number of resorts leased to foreign operators has increased steadily from 2008 till
2012. In 2008 there were 8 resorts with 1,086 beds leased to foreign parties. This number increased to 13 resorts
with 2,114 beds by end 2012. Resorts leased to joint venture companies also recorded an increase in 2012 over
2008. While the number of resorts increased from 12 in 2008 to 13 at the end of 2012, the bed capacity have also
recorded an increase accordingly.
Figure 1: Bed Capacity by Management
Type, 2012
Resorts by Management Type
Table 3: Resorts by Type of Lease Holder, Operator and Management, 2008-2012
In 2012, out of the 50 resorts with local operators, 45 were
managed by local parties, which in terms of bed capacity
was 47% of the total resort beds that year. While the
number of resorts with foreign operators was 35 during
the year 2012, there were 42 resorts with 7,773 beds
managed by foreign parties. There were 20 resorts with
4,539 beds with joint venture operators in 2012. However,
the number of resorts managed by joint venture parties
was 2 less than that of joint venture operated resorts. At
the end of 2012, there were 18 resorts with 4,368 beds
managed by joint venture companies.
Lease Hol der Operator Management
Year
Local Foreign
Joi nt
Venture Total Local Foreign
Joint
Venture Total Local Forei gn
Joi nt
Venture Total
2008
Nos 74 8 12 94 44 33 17 94 - - - -
Share (%) 78.7 8.5 12.8 100.0 46.8 35.1 18.1 100.0 - - - -
Beds 15,882 1,086 2,892 19,860 10,322 5,706 3,832 19,860 - - - -
Share (%) 80.0 5.5 14.6 100.0 52.0 28.7 19.3 100.0 - - - -
2009
Nos 73 8 16 97 42 35 20 97 - - - -
Share (%) 75.3 8.2 16.5 100.0 43.3 36.1 20.6 100.0 - - - -
Beds 16,192 1,180 3,570 20,942 10,354 5,960 4,628 20,942 - - - -
Share (%) 77.3 5.6 17.0 100.0 49.4 28.5 22.1 100.0 - - - -
2010
Nos 74 10 14 98 43 37 18 98 - - - -
Share (%) 75.5 10.2 14.3 100.0 43.9 37.8 18.4 100.0 - - - -
Beds 16,562 1,382 3,398 21,342 10,642 6,302 4,398 21,342 - - - -
Share (%) 77.6 6.5 15.9 100.0 49.9 29.5 20.6 100.0 - - - -
2011
Nos 74 12 15 101 47 37 17 101 43 41 17 101
Share (%) 73.3 11.9 14.9 100.0 46.5 36.6 16.8 100.0 42.6 40.6 16.8 100.0
Beds 16,714 1,858 3,548 22,120 11,390 6,422 4,308 22,120 10,394 7,418 4,308 22,120
Share (%) 75.6 8.4 16.0 100.0 51.5 29.0 19.5 100.0 47.0 33.5 19.5 100.0
2012
Nos 73 13 19 105 50 35 20 105 45 42 18 105
Share (%) 69.5 12.4 18.1 100.0 47.6 33.3 19.0 100.0 42.9 40.0 17.1 100.0
Beds 16,476 2,114 4,299 22,889 12,030 6,320 4,539 22,889 10,748 7,773 4,368 22,889
Share (%) 72.0 9.2 18.8 100.0 52.6 27.6 19.8 100.0 47.0 34.0 19.1 100.0

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Table 4: Bed Nights, Occupancy Rate and Duration of Stay, 2008 - 2012
Note: Revised _/
The operational bed capacity, which excludes beds in resorts, hotels, safaris and guest houses that were
temporarily closed for renovation after being registered with MOTAC, was 25,062 in 2012 which was an
increase of 2.3% compared with that of 2011. Bed night capacity reflects the available bed capacity during a
specific period, hence registered an increase of 2.3% in 2012. In 2012, the total bed-night capacity of all
accommodation establishments was 9,148,755.
The actual bed nights of resorts, hotels, guest houses and safari vessels however recorded a negative growth of
1.2% in 2012 compared with that of 2011. In 2012 the total bed nights was 6,450,794 which was 78,406 nights
short of the amount for 2011. In 2011 the total bed nights was recorded to be at 6,529,200.
Occupancy rate has also declined in 2012. The annual average occupancy rate of all establishments in 2012
was 70.6%, which was 2.5% below the rate of 2011. The major decline in occupancy rate was recorded from
the resort/hotel sector, while the occupancy rate of guest houses and safari vessels remained constant at 23.4%
in 2012.
Capacity Utilization
Year
Bed Capacity in
Operation
(annual average)
Bed Night
Capacity
Bed Night
Growth
(%)
Occupancy
Rate (%)
Average Duration
of Stay (days)
2008 19,117 6,996,640 5,446,937 2.9 77.8 8.0
Resort s & Hot els 19,117 6,996,640 5,446,937 2.9 77.8 8.0
Guest Houses & Vessels NA NA NA NA NA NA
2009 20,137 7,338,221 5,150,688 -5.4 70.2 8.6
Resort s & Hot els 20,137 7,338,221 5,150,688 -5.4 70.2 8.6
Guest Houses & Vessels NA NA NA NA NA NA
2010 23,649 8,631,809 5,986,342 - 69.5 7.6
Resort s & Hot els 21,541 7,861,955 5,829,589 13.2 74.2 7.4
Guest Houses & Vessels 2,108 769,854 156,753 - 20.7 0.2
2011 24,493 8,939,306 6,529,200 9.1 73.1 7.0
Resort s & Hot els 22,507 _/ 8,214,987 _/ 6,358,578 _/ 9.1 77.5 6.8
Guest Houses & Vessels 1,987 724,319 170,622 8.8 23.4 0.2
2012 25,062 9,148,755 6,450,794 -1.2 70.6 6.7
Resort s & Hot els 23,483 8,572,045 6,317,206 -0.7 73.8 6.6
Guest Houses & Vessels 1,579 576,710 133,588 -21.7 23.4 0.1
Tourist Bed
Nights

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Table 5: Monthly Average Occupancy Rates of Resorts & Hotels, 2008 - 2012
The monthly pattern of average occupancy rates of resorts and hotels is presented in Table 5. As can be seen from
the table, the Maldives experiences low rates of occupancy from the month of May through September with June
recording the lowest over the years. From October, the occupancy rate increases and reaches a maximum during the
month of February.
Figure 2: Bed nights Vs Occupancy Rate
2008 - 2012
Figure 3: Average Duration of Stay
2008 - 2012
Month 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
January 90.0 86.5 83.5 87.2 90.3
February 95.9 85.9 92.5 94.4 90.4
March 95.7 81.6 82.6 85.8 78.0
April 88.2 75.2 74.2 83.8 77.2
May 70.4 59.1 64.5 65.5 63.1
June 54.2 47.5 50.2 55.0 53.7
July 65.3 56.7 63.5 68.9 65.9
August 76.0 66.0 73.1 72.8 71.6
September 66.0 62.7 67.6 69.3 63.7
Oct ober 75.7 73.0 79.8 83.4 80.2
November 78.1 74.6 81.4 83.9 74.5
December 78.4 73.8 77.7 79.9 76.7
Annual Average 77.8 70.2 74.2 77.5 73.8

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SECTION 2: TOURIST ARRIVAL TRENDS
Global Arrival Trends
International tourist arrivals registered an increase of 3.8% in 2012 hitting a new record with over 1 billion
tourists. According to figures released by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in
January 2013, international tourist arrivals exceeded the figure of 1 billion for the first time ever in 2012,
reaching a total of 1.035 billion tourists, 39 million more than 2011.
Table 6: International Tourist Arrivals Worldwide, 2009 - 2012
Note: *Data as collected by UNWTO, January 2013
_/ revised
Source: Adapted from UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, January 2013 Edition
The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer (WTB), January 2013 edition, reported that emerging economies
(+4.1%) performed moderately better than advance economies (+3.6%). As per WTB, after an already strong
2011, Asia and the Pacific again was the fastest growing region in 2012 with a nearly 7% increase. The
region saw a total of 233 million tourists in 2012, which was almost one-fourth of the worlds total.
Africa saw the second highest growth across world regions with 3 million more tourists in 2012, which is
equivalent to a 6% increase, reaching a total of 53 million and surpassing the 50 million mark for the first
time.
The Americas, with a +4% growth, received 6 million more international tourists in 2012, reaching a total of
162 million. The region maintained its share of worldwide arrivals at 16%.
International tourist arrivals to Europe were up by 3%, which according to the WTB was, a very positive
result in view of the economic situation and following a very strong 2011. Accounting for slightly over half
of all international arrivals worldwide, Europe reached 535 million tourists in 2012, which is 17 million more
than that of 2011.
The Middle East experienced a 5% drop in arrivals, which as per WTB was, due to the continued tensions in
several destinations in the region. With a total of 52.6 million international tourists, the region captured 5.1%
share of worldwide arrivals in 2012.
Tourist Arrivals
(in millions)
2009 2010 _/ 2011 _/ 2012 *
% Change
(2012/2011) % Share 2012 *
Europe 461.1 487.6 517.5 534.8 3.3 51.7
Asia & t he Pacific 181.0 205.1 218.1 232.9 6.8 22.5
Americas 140.7 150.3 156.3 162.1 3.7 15.7
Africa 46.0 49.8 49.2 52.3 6.3 5.1
Middle East 52.1 59.2 55.3 52.6 -4.9 5.1
Worl d 881 952 996 1,035 3.8 100.0

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Maldives Arrival Trends
Table 7: Monthly Arrivals to the Maldives, 2008 - 2012
Source: Department of Immigration & Emigration
After two years of exceptionally strong positive growths, 2010 (+20.7%) and 2011 (+17.6%), the Maldives
kicked off the year 2012 with high expectations to achieve a target of 1 million tourists during the year.
However, due to a sudden change in government administration on February 7
th
and subsequent political unrest
within the country, 2012 ended with tough results for the Maldives in terms of tourist arrivals. Growth rates were
slow and below average for all months except for the month of January. Declines were registered during usually
peak months such as February (-4.7%), March (-5.3%), April (-0.8%), May (-1.4%) and November (-3.7%).
Although a positive growth of 2.9% was recorded at the end of the year, the total arrivals of 958,025 was 42
thousand less than the targeted 1 million for the year. The positive growth for the year accounts for the
outstanding performance during the month of January (+21%).
Over the last five years (2008-2012), tourist arrivals to the Maldives increased at an annual average rate of 7.7%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Arrivals Growth % Arrivals Growth % Arrivals Growth % Arrivals Growth % Arrivals Growth %
January 64,621 0.1 61,531 -4.8 67,478 9.7 79,493 17.8 96,146 20.9
February 67,963 4.2 58,520 -13.9 77,063 31.7 87,392 13.4 83,252 -4.7
March 71,623 11.1 62,127 -13.3 74,975 20.7 80,732 7.7 76,469 -5.3
April 62,670 -0.8 57,186 -8.8 60,742 6.2 79,947 31.6 79,288 -0.8
May 48,764 4.6 43,154 -11.5 58,324 35.2 64,456 10.5 63,534 -1.4
June 40,283 4.7 36,205 -10.1 44,050 21.7 55,947 27.0 59,379 6.1
July 47,675 -6.6 44,332 -7.0 57,232 29.1 72,516 26.7 76,966 6.1
August 51,824 -2.5 52,388 1.1 66,315 26.6 76,828 15.9 79,768 3.8
September 50,687 4.6 50,396 -0.6 62,524 24.1 71,861 14.9 76,806 6.9
October 56,363 -4.0 62,432 10.8 74,707 19.7 91,059 21.9 92,391 1.5
November 57,961 2.0 61,986 6.9 74,252 19.8 85,501 15.1 82,311 -3.7
December 62,578 -4.0 65,595 4.8 74,255 13.2 85,601 15.3 91,717 7.1
Total 683,012 1.1 655,852 -4.0 791,917 20.7 931,333 17.6 958,027 2.9

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Major Markets to the Maldives
Figure 4: Market Share by Regions, 2008 - 2012
The European region registered a decline of -3.7% compared with 2011generating 517,809 tourists to the
Maldives in 2012 accounting for 54% of all arrivals during the year. The negative growth from Europe is the
result of strong declines registered from Northern European markets (-10.1%) and Southern European markets (-
21.9%) in 2012. Europe, although played the role of market leader since tourism began in the Maldives, have
gradually been losing its market share over the last five years, mostly due to the troubled economic situations
within the region. While Northern and Southern Europe declined, Central Eastern Europe and Western Europe
posted impressive results with positive growth rates of 5.1% and 4.3% respectively in 2012. Furthermore, the sub
region East Mediterranean Europe, especially the Turkish market from this region has done very well during the
year 2012. From the European region, markets such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, France and
Switzerland plays an important role in generating tourists to the Maldives.
The speedy growth registered from Asia
and the Pacific, the second largest market
generator to the Maldives, is phenomenal.
Over the last five years, from 2008 to 2012,
this region grew at an average rate of 21.6%
and the market share increased from 22.9%
in 2008 to 40.1% in 2012. In 2012, the
Maldives received a total of 384,506
tourists from Asia and the Pacific, which
was an increase of 10.2% compared with
2011. Among sub regions, during the year
2012, the highest growth was recorded from
Oceania with 18.5%, followed closely by
South East Asia with 17.8%, and North East
Asia with 11.1%. South Asia recorded a
negative growth of 1.2%. Major markets
from this region include China, Japan, India
and the Republic of Korea.
Americas is the third most tourist generating region to the Maldives. Over the last five year, the market share of
this region increased steadily from 2.1% to 2.8% at the end of 2012. Tourist arrivals from this region increased at
an average annual rate of 13.9% over the last five years, from 2008 to 2012. At the end of 2012, with 26,774
tourists, the region posted a positive growth of 13.9%. The best performing market from this region in 2012 was
the United States of America, which generated 16,049 tourists.
A total of 21,843 tourists visited the Maldives from Middle East in 2012. The region has been posting double
digit growth rates over the last five years, having an average growth rate of 28.6%. Its market share increased
from 1.3% in 2008 to 2.3% by 2012.
With just 7,095 tourists, the African share in the total tourist arrivals to the Maldives at the end of 2012 remained
at 0.7%, same as that of 2011. Although a slight decline in the market share was registered from this region, the
region has been posting positive growths over the last five years except for the year 2009.

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Top Ten Generating Markets in 2012
With a total of 733,162 tourists, the top ten most tourist generating markets to the Maldives in 2012 took hold
of 77% shares of all arrivals to the country that year. Although the top ten markets remained the same as that
of 2011, slight changes occurred in the market positions (refer table 8).
Table 8: Tourist Arrivals and Market Share of Top Ten Markets, 2012
Source: Department of Immigration & Emigration
China strengthened its position as the number one market, increasing its shares from 21% to 24% in 2012.
While the United Kingdom lost 2% of its shares and went down to the 3
rd
position, Germany climbed up to the
2
nd
position with a slight increase of its shares. Russia and Italy switched its positions at 4
th
and 5
th
positions.
France, Japan, Switzerland, Indian and Korea maintained their positions respectively from 6
th
to 10
th
rankings of
the top ten market list.
2012 2011
Rank
2012 Country Arri val s
Market
Share
(%) Arri val s
Market
Share
(%)
Rank
2011
1 China 229,551 24.0 198,655 21.3 1
2 Germany 98,351 10.3 90,517 9.7 3
3 Unit ed Kingdom 91,776 9.6 104,508 11.2 2
4 Russia 66,378 6.9 63,936 6.9 5
5 Italy 62,782 6.6 83,088 8.9 4
6 France 56,775 5.9 59,694 6.4 6
7 Japan 36,438 3.8 35,782 3.8 7
8 Swit zerland 35,457 3.7 32,504 3.5 8
9 India 31,721 3.3 30,978 3.3 9
10 Korea 23,933 2.5 25,285 2.7 10
Total 733,162 76.5 724,947 77.8
Total Arrival s to the Maldives 958,027 931,333

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1. China
With its rapid urbanization, rising disposable incomes and relaxation of restrictions on foreign travel, China has
become the number one source market in the world. According to a press release from World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO), the volume of international trips by Chinese travelers grew from 10 million in 2000 to
83 million in 2012.
Figure 5: Growth Trends & Market Share of
China, 2008- 2012
Tourist arrivals to the Maldives from China have
been increasing rapidly over the years. While
the market grew at an average annual rate of
48% from 2008 to 2012, the market share raised
four times from 6.1% in 2008 to 24% by end
2012. In 2010, with its extraordinary
performance, China became the number one
market to the Maldives, increasing its market
share by over 5% and registering its highest
growth rate thus far. Since then, with
phenomenal increase in arrival flow and market
shares, the Chinese market maintained its
position. At the end of 2012, the Maldives
received a total of 229,551 from China, which
was an increase of 15.6% compared with 2011.
While the Maldives continue to be an attractive
and highly demanded holiday destination among
Chinese travelers, easier access to the Maldives
from China has increased with increased flight
frequency. Furthermore, two charter flights from
China, Hainan Airways and China Southern
Airlines, being changed to schedule flights was
an added advantage for the Chinese tourists to
visit the Maldives.
Figure 6: Monthly Arrivals of Chinese Market,
2008 - 2012
Figure 6 represents monthly pattern of Chinese arrivals to the Maldives over the last five years. As seen from
the graph, while the peak season for Chinese arrivals is recorded to be from July to October, a sharp increase
in arrivals is registered for the month of February. The Chinese New Year holidays falling into the month of
February, is one of the major reasons for increased arrivals during this month.

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2. Germany
The German outbound travel market, which is one of the Europes largest source markets, even with its
stabilizing economic situations, is said to have stagnated during the year 2012. Germany has been one of the
most well established and traditional markets to the Maldives. From 1981 till 1997 Germany remained as the
number one tourist generating market to the Maldives taking hold of more than 20% of the market shares.
Figure 7: Growth & Market Share of Germany, 2008 - 2012
Figure 8: Monthly Arrivals of German Market, 2008 - 2012
In 2012, Germany overtook U.K
to become the second most
tourist generating market to the
Maldives. Over the last three
years, the German market has
been doing very well. Market
share increased from 9.7% to
10.3% at the end of 2012. While
the market registered a five year
annual average growth rate of
6.6%, from 2010 to 2012 the
average annual growth rate of
the market stood at 12.6%. With
a total of 98,351 tourists, a
positive growth of 8.7% was
registered for the German
market in 2012.

Figure 8 represents monthly
arrival trends of the German
market from 2008 to 2012. As
illustrated in the graph, over the
last five years, a uniform
monthly pattern is observed
from the market. While 2008
and 2010 shows a similar
pattern with a drop from March
to April, the monthly
performance in years 2009, 2011
and 2012 were the same.
The peak period for German tourists visiting the Maldives is from October till March and the lowest arrival
count from this market is during the period June to August with June being the lowest month.


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3. United Kingdom (UK)
As with many other European countries, the United Kingdom (UK) was facing tough economic conditions
during the year 2012. However, outbound travel from the UK is said to have increased by 1% during the year.
The UK is one of the major source markets to the Maldives bringing in on average more than hundred thousand
tourists a year during the last two decades.
Figure 9: Growth & Market Share of U.K, 2008 - 2012
Figure 10: Monthly Arrivals of U.K Market, 2008- 2012
The United Kingdom became the
number one market to the Maldives
in 2007 and remained at the top
position till end of 2009. However,
the UK market has been losing its
market shares over the last five years,
performing with negative growths.
While the market share was reduced
by nearly two folds from 17.1% in
2008 to 9.6% by end 2012, the UK
market recorded an average annual
growth rate of -5.8%. With the
decline in market share, UK went
down from second position to the
third at the end of 2012, giving way
to Germany.
In 2012, Maldives received a total of
91,776 tourists from UK, recording a
negative growth of 12.2% compared
with that of 2011. Market share went
further down from 11.2% in 2011 to
9.6% by end 2012.

The seasonality of the UK market is presented in Figure 7. As shown in the graph, during the years, 2008,
2009 and 2010, the monthly arrival from UK had a similar pattern with arrivals steadily increasing from
January till March. And from March till June a steady decline is observed. From 2008 to 2010, the peak
month for UK tourists is registered to be March. However, in 20111 and 2012, a change arrival pattern was
noticed, with arrivals peaking during the months of February and April and a dropping from February to
March. Over the last five years, except for 2008, arrivals from the UK market register a raise from September
to October.

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4. Russia
Figure 11: Growth & Market Share of Russian, 2008 - 2012
Figure 12: Monthly Arrivals of Russian Market, 2008 - 2012
With its increasing middle class income and improving lifestyle, the Russian outbound travel market is growing
rapidly. In 2012, outbound travel from Russia is reported to have a 14% growth compared with 2011. The Russian
market emerged as an important source market to the Maldives in 2002 with 2.1% shares. Since then the market
share has been increasing steadily.

Over the last five years, the Russian
market has been one of the most
stable markets to the Maldives
growing at an average annual rate of
18% from 2008 to 2012. Russia which
was the fifth largest market to the
Maldives in 2011 overtook Italy to
jump to the fourth position at the end
of 2012. Russian market share was at
7.2% in 2008, however, with the
double digit decline registered during
the year 2009 due to the world
economic recession, market share
dropped to 6.1% that year. In 2010 the
market share registered a slight
increase and in 2011 the share
increased to 6.9% and by end 2012
remained at 6.9%.
In 2012, the Maldives received a total
of 68,390 tourists from Russia.
Although the growth was not as robust
as that of 2011, the market registered
an increase of 3.8%.

The monthly performance from the Russian market has been very consistent over the last five years (refer Figure
12). The months of January, March and December are recorded as peak months for Russian arrivals. Weakest
performance from this market is seen during the second and third quarters, with June being the lowest month.
Unlike previous years, in 2012, Russian market performed at its best during the first quarter of the year.

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5. Italy
Figure 13: Growth & Market Share of Italy, 2008 - 2012
Figure 14: Monthly Arrivals of Italian Market, 2008- 2012
Outbound travels from Italy, with its troubled economic conditions, have weakened significantly. The European
Travel Monitor 2012 preliminary results show that in 2012 outbound travel from Italy was at a negative growth
of 6%. Being the first group of tourists that visited the Maldives in 1972, Italian market plays a major role in the
tourism industry of the Maldives.
The Italian market has been one of
most well established and
prevailing markets to the Maldives
over the years. Italy has acted as
the market leader to the Maldives
for nearly a decade starting from
late 90s. However, this market has
shown considerable decline over
the last five years. From 2008 till
2012, the market registered an
annual average growth rate of
negative 11.4%. With the loss of
more than half of its shares, the
Italian market was pushed down to
the 5
th
position at the end of 2012.
Italy has been gradually losing its
market shares over the years. It
went down from a strong 15.2% in
2008 to 6.6% by the end of 2012.
In 2012, Maldives received a total
of 62,782 tourists from Italy,
which was 24.4% less than the
83,328 tourists who visited during
the year 2011.

The monthly performance of Italian market is presented in Figure 14. Although Italian arrivals to the Maldives
have slowed down considerably over the years, the monthly pattern from the market remained consistent. The
most noticeable change from this market during the five years is the performance from February to March
during the year 2012. While arrivals from Italy have been recorded to register a sharp increment from
February to March, in 2012, arrivals declined steadily from after the month of January till June to reach its
minimum. Over the years, Italian market performs at its best during the first quarter of the year. The month of
March is recorded to be the peak month for Italian arrivals during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. And in 2011
and 2012, peak month was the month of January. Weakest performance from Italian market to the Maldives is
observed during the second quarter of the year with the month of June having the lowest count in arrivals from
Italy.

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6. France
Figure 15: Growth & Market Share of France, 2008 - 2012
Figure 16: Monthly Arrivals of French Market, 2008- 2012
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ranks France as the worlds fifth most important
outbound tourism market by expenditure. However, it is reported that recently, many French people have cut
their holiday expenditure by travelling closer to home, reducing the number of holidays they have in a year, or
shortening the length of stay. The European Travel Monitor reported that in 2012, the growth of outbound
travel from France to be 0%.
During the last five years, tourist
arrivals to the Maldives from
France increased at an annual
average rate of 4.7%. The French
market, which is one of the few
markets that stood firm and posted
positive growths during the world
economic recession period, 2008-
2009, registered a decline during
the year 2012. Although the market
has shown positive growths over the
years, its market share has dropped
considerably, from 7% in 2008 to
5.9% by end 2012. The Maldives
received a total of 56,775 tourists
from France in 2012, registering a
negative growth of 4.9%. French
market was the 6
th
largest market to
the Maldives in 2012.

As with other European markets,
the French market is at its peak
during the first quarter of the year.
The monthly arrival trends of
French market to the Maldives from
2008 to 2012 is presented in Figure
16.
A uniform pattern is displayed from the market over the last five years. French arrivals start increasing from the
month of September, grows steadily till February to reach its peak. After the month of February, arrival from
France slows down and declines gradually to hit the lowest in June.


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7. Japan
Figure 17: Growth & Market Share of Japan, 2008 - 2012
Figure 18: Monthly Arrivals of Japanese Market, 2008 - 2012
The Japanese outbound travel market is said to have performed well in 2012 with double digit growth rates.
According to the Asian Travel Monitor 2012, Japan has staged a remarkable recovery with nearly 14% growth
in 2012. Japanese are expected to remain fairly positive about their travel plans hence the upward trend is
anticipated to sustain.

The Japanese market has been an
important source market to the
Maldives over the years. While
the market continued to be the
number one market to the
Maldives from Asia region, Japan
was also among top five markets
to the Maldives till 2007. The
market started deteriorating since
late 90s, posting negative growth
rates and declining market shares.
Over the last five years, with an
average annual growth rate of -
2.3%, the market share declined
from 5.6% in 2008 to 3.8% by
end 2012. With a total of 36,438
tourists, Japan was the 7
th
largest
market to the Maldives in 2012.

The consistency in monthly
performance from the Japanese
market was maintained over the
last five years. Contrary to the
European markets, the Japanese
market performs best during the
third quarter of the year. The peak
month has shifted from September
to August since 2011. Japanese arrivals slow down during the second quarter of the year with the month of
May being recorded as the lowest month for this market.

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8. Switzerland
Figure 19: Growth & Market Share of Switzerland, 2008 -
2012
Figure 20: Monthly Arrivals of Swiss Market, 2008 - 2012
The Swiss outbound travel market recorded a significant positive growth of 10% in 2012. Among all European
markets, the Swiss market showed the second best growth rate in 2012 as per European Travel Monitor 2012.
Switzerland is and important market for the Maldives, and has been among the top ten generating markets to the
Maldives over the years. The market grew at an average rate of 3.5% over the last decade, from 2002 to 2012.
Switzerland was the 8
th
largest
market to the Maldives in 2012.
This market has maintained its
position over the last five years.
Although a slight decline in
market share was recorded from
2008 to 2012, tourist arrivals
from Switzerland have been
increasing steadily over the
years with a five year annual
average growth rate of 6.4%. At
the end of 2012, the Maldives
received a total of 35,457
tourists from Switzerland, which
was an increase of 9.1%
compared with that of 2011. The
market share also registered an
increase of 0.2% in 2012.

The best performance from
Swiss market is seen during the
first and fourth quarter of the
year. While the month of
November was the peak month
for arrivals from Switzerland to
the Maldives till 2011, Swiss
arrivals topped during the month
of April in 2012. With weaker
performance during second and
third quarter of the year, the
month of June is recorded to be
the lowest month for Swiss
tourists to the Maldives during
the last five years.


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9. India
Figure 21: Growth & Market Share of India, 2008 - 2012
Figure 22: Monthly Arrivals of Indian Market, 2008 - 2012
The Indian market remained at
9
th
position at the end of 2012.
The Indian market to the
Maldives has been very stable
over the last five years. In 2008
the market share was 2.4%,
although arrivals declined the
following year, the market share
remained constant at 2.4%. In
2010, a strong growth of 62.5%
was registered from the Indian
market increasing its market
share to 3.3%. The market share
remained at 3.3% over the last
three years. While in 2011 an
increase of 20.3% was registered
from this market, in 2012 the
growth was 2.4% with 31,721
tourists from India.

The monthly trends of Indian
arrivals to the Maldives are
presented in figure 19. The
Indian market is seen
performing well during the last
quarter of the year. Although no
uniform pattern is seen from this
market, arrivals from India peak
The number of Indian outbound tourists continue to rise year on year. In percentage terms, India is said to be
the fastest growing outbound tourism market in the world, and in terms of numbers, the second fastest after
China. In 2012, a 5% growth in Indian outbound travel market is expected. India was the 9
th
most tourist
generating market to the Maldives among all and 3
rd
from the Asia region in 2012.
during the month of May and December. Lowest month for the Indian market has varied over the years.
While in 2008, September was the lowest performing month, 2009 and 2011 the month of August was the
lowest month and in 2010 and 2012 March was recorded to be the lowest month.


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10. Korea
Figure 23: Growth & Market Share of Korea, 2008- 2012
Figure 24: Monthly Arrivals of Korean Market, 2008 - 2012
South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea generated around 9.2 million tourists into the Asia and
the Pacific destinations in 2012. According to data from PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association), arrivals
from the Korean market across Asian destinations increased by 12% in 2012. A Korean arrival worldwide is
expected to have an increase of 6.7% during the year 2012.
With a total of 23,933 tourists,
Korea remained as the tenth
largest market to the Maldives at
the end of 2012. Although the
Korean market registered
negative growths in 2008, 2009
and in 2012, five year annual
average growth rate of the
market was recorded to be 5.4%
which accounts for the strong
growth seen during 2010. The
market share has also registered
a significant drop over the last
five years, from 3.1% in 2008 to
2.5% at the end of 2012.

The monthly arrival pattern of
the Korean market is presented
in Figure 21. As shown in the
graph, unlike all other major
markets to the Maldives, the
Korean market performance is at
its best during the month of May
and October. While over the last
five years, highest performance
is recorded during the last
quarter of the year, arrivals from
Korea is very low during the
first quarter.


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SECTION 3: ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Tourism Contribution to the Economy
Figure 25: GDP Contribution by Major Economic
Sectors of the Maldives, 2012
While Construction, Manufacturing,
Electricity & Water all together contributed
17% to GDP, Government Administration
contributed 11%. Fisheries and Agriculture
shared only 3% of total GDP of the
country. Other Services include Real
Estate, Wholesale & Retail Trade,
Education, Health, Financial Services,
Business Services and Social Services,
which all together sums up 23% of the
GDP in 2012.

With the increase in tourism supply and
demand, the tourism contribution to GDP
has increased at an average rate of 5.2%
over the last five years. With the decline in
tourist arrivals in 2009 due to the World
economic crisis which started in late 2008

Table 9: Tourism Contribution to GDP, 2008-2012
(Million Rufiyaa, at 2003 Constant Prices)
and continued through 2009, the total GDP along with tourism contribution declined during the year 2009 (refer
Table 10). The following year 2010, with a 15% increase in tourism contribution to GDP in terms of earnings,
the percentage share of tourism contribution to GDP increased to 27.9%. In 2011, the share of tourism
contribution to GDP further increased to 28.5%. However, in 2012 although the industry managed an increase
in tourism contribution to GDP in terms of currency earned, the percentage share registered a decline of 0.8%.

Source: Department of National Planning
Note: _/ Revised, _// Revised Estimates, _/// Provisional Estimates
Tourism continues to be the largest economic activity and the main source of foreign exchange earnings in the
country. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution by major economic sectors in 2012 is presented in Figure
25. As seen from the graph, tourism was the main contributor to GDP during the year with 28%. The next
economic sector competing closest with tourism to GDP in 2012 was Transport and Communication with 18%.

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Table 10: Tourism Revenue and Tax, 2008-2012
(Million Rufiyaa)
Source: Ministry of Finance and Treasury
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority
Note: _/ Revised
Tourism Revenue includes earnings received from Goods and Service Tax from the Tourism Sector (T-
GST), Tourist Bed-night Tax, Tourism Land Rent and Lease Period Extension Fee. While the resort lease
rent formula was revised in 2011 from a bed capacity based rent to a land based rent where US$ 8 is charged
per square meter of the island, the T-GST rate was increased from 3.5% in 2011 to 6% starting from January
2012.

With the changes brought to the tourism lease rent formula and introduction of T-GST, a huge increase in
tourism revenue was recorded in 2011, which was also reflected in the total government revenue and the
trend continued through 2012. As seen from Table 11, while the government revenue in 2011 was 9,172.10
Million Rufiyaa, 36% of which was revenue generated from tourism. And in 2012, the total Government
Revenue stood at 9,366.50 Million Rufiyaa, out of which 3,574.02 was tourism contribution.

Table 11: Tourism Receipts, 2008-2012
(Million US Dollars)
Source: Maldives Monetary Authority
Maldives Customs Services
Note: _/ Revised Estimates based on GST data from MIRA
Tourism Receipts, the expenditure made by tourists in the Maldives, during their stay, have been increasing
steadily over the last five years except for 2009 which reflects the global financial crisis during the period
2008 to 2009.

In 2010, tourism receipts recorded a robust growth of 16.3% in comparison to the negative growth of 2009.
While in 2011, growth rate was moderate at 9%, Maldives received a total of 1,867.89 Million US Dollars
as tourism receipts. At the end of 2012, with 1,873.36 Million US Dollars, receipts recorded an increase of
0.29%.

Year Tourism Receipts Growth Rate (%) Exports, FOB Imports, CIF
2008 1,558.50
_/
2.90 125.87 1,382.11
2009 1,472.70
_/
-5.51 76.37 962.53
2010 1,712.89
_/
16.31 73.91 1,090.86
2011 1,867.89
_/
9.05 114.81 1,328.55
2012 1,873.36 0.29 161.03 1,548.94
Tourism Revenue
Land Rent
Tourist
Bed-night
Tax
Tourism Goods
& Service Tax
(T-GST)
Lease Period
Extension
Fee
2008 6,939.30 - 566.50 - - 1,969.70 28.4
2009 5,313.30 - 531.41 - - 1,429.81 26.9
2010 6,392.40 - 594.36 _/ - - 1,713.86 _/ 26.8
2011 9,172.10 _/ 1,202.50 750.74 _/ 836.52 511.26 3,301.01 _/ 36.0
2012 9,366.50 1,034.24 804.72 1,566.35 168.71 3,574.02 38.2
% Share of Tourism
Revenue in Total
Government Revenue
Total
Government
Revenue
Year
Total
Tourism
Revenue

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Table 12: Government Expenditure on Tourism, 2008-2012
(Million Rufiyaa)
Source: Ministry of Finance and Treasury Note: _/ Revised Figures
In contrast to the tourism revenue, the Tourism Expenditure has been declining over the years. Tourism
expenditure refers to the expenditure made on tourism from the central government budget. Table 12 presents
the tourism expenditure in relation to total government expenditure from 2008 to 2012. As seen from the
table although the total government expenditure has been increasing steadily, the expenditure made on
tourism has declined considerably. In 2012, the total government expenditure was recorded to be 14.2 billion
Rufiyaa, out of which only 47.3 million was spent on tourism
Year
% Share of Tourism
Expenditure
2008 10,342.40 93.30 0.9
2009 11,104.30 78.50 _/ 0.7
2010 10,996.40 46.90 _/ 0.4
2011 12,663.70 _/ 33.70 _/ 0.3
2012 14,215.90 47.30 0.3
Government Expenditure Tourism Expenditure
Figure 26: Tourism Revenue & Expenditure, 2008-2012

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SECTION 4: AIRLINE STATISTICS
Traffic by International Carriers
Table 13: Passenger Arrivals by Type of International Carriers 2008-2012
At the end of 2012, over 1.2 million international visitor arrivals were recorded for the Maldives. This
include international passengers arrived at both Ibrahim Nasir International Airport and Gan International
Airport. Out of the 1.2 million passengers, 985,672 arrived by scheduled flight, which was a 2.8% decline
compared with the scheduled passengers of 2011. While the scheduled passengers declined, charter
passengers increased by two folds. With a total of 180,802, the charter sector recorded an increase of 53.7%
in 2012. However, share of scheduled carriers have increased and charters declined during the past 5 years.

Source: Department of Civil Aviation
Table 14: Passenger Arrivals by Domestic Carriers at Ibrahim Nasir International
Airport, 2007-2011
Table 14 shows traffic by domestic carriers at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. The Maldivian Air Taxi
(MAT) shut down its operations in 2012, which resulted in a dramatic decline of 63.3% in domestic flight
movements during the year. The new airline, Fly Me, which commenced its operations in 2011, recorded a
huge increase in their movements, from 834 to 3,724. The Island Aviation Services flight Maldivian, also
registered an increase in its movements as well as the number of passengers carried in.

With the opening of new domestic airports, sea plan operations have declined in 2012. While MAT shut down
its operations, the Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) movements were reduced by more than half in 2012.

Traffic by Domestic Carriers
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Arrivals % Share Arrivals % Share Arrivals % Share Arrivals % Share Arrivals % Share
Scheduled 694,718 80.8 696,925 83.8 837,027 83.0 1,013,652 89.6 985,672 84.5
Chart er 164,587 19.2 134,999 16.2 171,716 17.0 117,671 10.4 180,802 15.5
Total 859,305 100.0 831,924 100.0 1,008,743 100.0 1,131,323 100.0 1,166,474 100.0
Type of Carrier
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Operator
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landing)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landing)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landing)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landing)
Passenger
In
Domestic
Island Aviat ion Services 9,311 90,557 8,621 114,069 7,955 127,813 10,369 154,785 11,088 170,597
Fly Me 834 12,446 3,724 61,063
Maldivian Air Taxi 39,570 204,413 38,256 196,775 41,668 216,593 43,558 188,797 - -
Mega Maldives - - - - 2 52 28 485 4 199
Trans Maldivian Airways (Scheduled) 1,538 21,408 328 4,145 - - - - - -
Trans Maldivian Airways 25,856 101,624 24,802 93,614 34,392 157,617 44,989 208,567 21,703 166,256
Other Domest ic * - - - - 2,214 - 440 17 240 44
Total 76,275 418,002 72,007 408,603 86,231 502,075 100,218 565,097 36,759 398,159

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Table 15: Traffic by International Carriers Scheduled, 2008-2012
In 2012, the scheduled flight movements recorded a negative growth of 5.7% along with it declining the number
of passengers arrived from these flights. While most of the scheduled airlines recorded declines in their
movements in 2012, Bangkok Airways, Singapore Airlines and Mega Maldives registered increased
movements. From the scheduled sector, while Jet Air Fly and Shangai Airways stopped its operation in 2012,
the Eithad Airways and China Southern Airlines operated as Charters in 2012.

From the charter market, while some major charters, such as Transaero Airlines and China Southern Airlines
started operating scheduled flights, others, such as Monarch Airlines, Atlant Soyuz and Belair stopped its
operation in 2011. New charters include Hongkong Airways, Korean Air and Sichuan Airlines.
International Scheduled Carriers
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Operator
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landing)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
Aeroflot 26 2,492 36 2,981 38 3,431 214 19,414 216 22,108
Air Berlin - - 144 16,019 224 25,948 162 19,070 66 6,480
Aust rian Airlines 42 3,342 44 3,794 48 5,146 74 7,086 68 7,023
Bangkok Airways 256 8,872 210 8,569 224 8,302 330 11,523 418 12,985
Brit ish Airways - - 58 3,325 308 26,336 314 28,451 302 26,890
China Eastern Airlines 217 7,690 - - 134 6,387 405 19,419 238 10,766
China Southern Airlines - - - - - - 180 25,655 - -
Condor 252 27,949 254 30,364 260 30,317 258 30,149 262 29,553
Emirat es 1,234 128,053 1,232 127,357 1,948 172,016 2,208 194,831 2,194 214,761
Et ihad Airways - - - - - - 122 5,750 - -
Eurofly 522 52,787 506 45,700 84 8,595 - - - -
Hainan Airlines - - - - - - 30 2,967 - -
Indian Airlines 1,326 63,836 1,234 52,203 1,274 56,701 1,404 57,137 1,364 53,383
Jet Air Fly - - - - 10 281 72 1,408 - -
Jazeera Airways 30 498 102 12,438 - - - - - -
L. T. U 258 29,896 - - - - - - - -
Lauda Air - It aly / Livingst on 138 13,209 - - - - - - - -
Malaysia Airlines 422 27,162 441 35,811 588 46,021 732 46,950 732 35,081
Maldivian 991 25,028 2,082 48,923 2,665 61,888 1,574 31,017 1,308 28,334
Mega Maldives - - - - - - 242 19,127 804 78,856
Meridiana Fly - - - - 326 28,387 344 29,965 146 15,491
Mihin Lanka 116 4,603 - - 26 1,828 378 22,246 2 91
Oman Air - - 76 1,845 416 8,785 490 17,049 482 21,237
Qat ar Airways 732 62,263 772 59,411 1,096 64,019 1,462 79,510 1,460 77,800
Shangai Airlines - - - - 62 5,938 44 3,009 - -
Singapore Airlines 735 83,569 667 80,375 731 82,774 976 103,327 1,334 124,837
Srilankan Airlines 2,252 153,469 2,623 167,810 2,738 193,927 3,642 208,324 3,540 219,996
Transaero Airlines - - - - - - 222 30,268 - -
Srilankan Airlines (Cargo) 4 0 - - - - - - - -
Expo Aviat ion (Cargo) 440 0 374 0 424 0 400 - 412 0
Schedul e Total 9,993 694,718 10,855 696,925 13,624 837,027 16,279 1,013,652 15,348 985,672

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Table 16: Traffic by International Carriers Chartered, 2008-2012

The charter sector registered a huge increase of 20.8% in their movements to the Maldives during 2012. With
this increase in flight movements, a total of 180,802 passengers visited the Maldives in 2012, recording a growth
of 53.7% compared with 2011.China Southern, which started as a charter in 2010, operated scheduled flight
during the year 2011 and again in 2012 was changed back to a charter.

International Charter Carriers
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Operator
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landing)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
No. of
Movements
(Take off /
Landi ng)
Passenger
In
Air It aly 8 925 72 7,313 54 5,187 24 2,441 - -
Alit alia - - - - - - 4 480 38 3,992
At lant Soyuz 34 2,927 49 4,272 - - - - - -
Belair 78 5,899 64 4,882 - - - - - -
Blue Panorama Airlines 96 9,339 - - - - - - - -
Brit annia Airways/Thomson Fly 76 9,106 238 27,690 244 28,549 242 28,356 - -
Cat hay Pacific - - - - - - - - 6 616
China Southern Airlines - - - - 206 22,391 - - 164 25,192
Condor 24 781 - - - - - - - -
Edelweiss 158 18,956 174 19,467 194 18,659 182 19,398 182 19,873
Et ihad Airways - - - - - - - - 732 37,527
First Choice 180 21,406 - - - - - - - -
Hainan Airlines - - - - - - - - 72 5,973
Hongkong Airways - - - - - - 72 7,965 32 3,296
Kingfisher Airlines - - - - - - 2 2 - -
Korean Air - - - - 84 8,602 42 5,323 - -
Kras Air 131 13,463 - - - - - - - -
Mega Maldives - - - - - - 53 2,885 8 385
Monarch Airlines 190 30,243 109 17,058 88 13,411 - - - -
Neos Spa 82 9,099 160 18,508 190 21,477 208 23,676 114 12,100
Sichuan Airlines - - - - - - 94 9,338 94 11,120
St ar Airlines/XL Airways 110 16,000 101 12,628 112 15,608 92 13,701 - -
Swiss Air - - - - - 80 6 87 - -
Thomson Fly - - - - - - - - 142 16,935
Transaero Airlines 122 15,406 124 16,520 210 27,299 - - 196 26,188
Travel Services 8 410 - - - - - - - -
Tuifly Nordic 10 1,394 - - - - - - - -
Ukraine Int ernat ional - - - - 8 237 4 152 2 17
Volare 60 4,070 - - - - - - - -
Xl Airways - - - - - - - - 62 7,638
Ot her Int ernat ionals 2,141 5,163 1,836 6,661 1,846 10,216 2,367 3,867 2,254 9,950
Charter Total 3,508 164,587 2,927 134,999 3,236 171,716 3,392 117,671 4,098 180,802

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Global Forecasts, 2013
Table 18: Maldives Tourism Forecasts, 2013
Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Adapted from UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, January 2013 edition
SECTION 5: TOURISM FORECASTS
During the first quarter of the year 2013, with an increase of 14.5%, nearly 384 thousand tourists have visited
the Maldives. Hence, it is expected, that by the end of the year, 2013, arrivals to the Maldives will grow at a
steady rate of 11.8% reaching a million for the first time.

With three new resorts expected to open and during the next half of the year, the total number of resorts and
hotels will increase to 127 along with it increasing the bed capacity. While average stay is expected to have a
slight decline of -0.1%, average occupancy rate for the year is anticipated to increase from 70.4% in 2012 to
81.6% by end 2013.

Following three years of recovery and healthy growth in international arrivals, the United Nations World
Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expects arrival worldwide continue to grow at +3% to +4% in 2013.

Region wise, Asia and the Pacific is expected to lead with an expected growth between +5% and +6%. While
arrivals to Africa is expected to grow by +4% to +6%, arrival growth for Americas is projected between +3%
and +4%. For Europe, arrival growth is expected to be slightly below the results of 2012, at +2% to +3%. For
the Middle East region, the projected growth rate is between 0% and +5% (refer Table 18)
Table 17: Global Arrival Forecasts, 2013
Maldives Tourism Forecasts
Real
year, change (in %)
2013
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 *
Projection between (in %)
Europe 0.5 -4.9 3.0 6.1 3.3 +2 and +3
Asia & the Pacific 1.2 -1.6 13.2 6.4 6.8 +5 and +6
Americas 2.7 -4.7 6.4 4.0 3.7 +3 and +4
Africa 3.4 3.4 8.5 -1.1 6.3 +4 and +6
Middle East 20.1 -5.1 13.5 -6.7 -4.9 +0 and +5
Worl d 2.1 -3.8 6.5 4.7 3.8 +3 and +4
Real
Projecti ons
2012 2013 (end Apr) 2013
Tourist Arrivals (000's) 958 384 1,071
% Growt h 2.9 14.5 11.8
Average St ay (days) 6.7 6.6 6.6
Tourist Bed nights (000's) 6,451 2,537 7,039
Occupancy rat e (%) 70.4 81.4 81.6
No. of Resorts / Hot els 124 124 127
Bed Capacity (end year total , resort s/hotels) 24,516 24,604 24,904

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Table 19: Resort / Hotel Projects Underway
Isl and Faci li ty Type / Batch Lease Hol der Leased Date Beds
Esti mated
Openi ng
Date
Mathi Uthuru (Upper North Province) 2,450
Haa Ali f Atol l 400
1 Berinmadhoo Resort
Mr. Franchin Guiseppe, Polverara,
Italy
4-Dec-12 NA Dec-2015
2 Kelaa Reef Resort Hamid Ismail, H. Hirifushi, Male' 7-Oct -08 200 NA
3 Naridhoo
Phase II- 2006- Rent Open
/ Resort
Mr. Ali Zahir, H. Iruvelige, Male' 15-Nov-06 100 NA
4 Uligamu MTDC Islands / City Hotel
Maldives Tourism Development
Corporation PLC
27-Feb-07 100 NA
Haa Dhaal Atoll 1,450
5 Hanimaadhoo Airport Hot elAirport Hotel
Ms. Fat himat h Thasleema, M.
Maafannu Villa
18-Jun-07 200 NA
6 Hondaafushi 11 Islands 2004 / Resort Mr. Abdulla Ali, H. Girit hereyge 5-May-05 200 NA
7 Kudamuraidhoo
Phase I- 2006- Rent
Controlled / Resort
JH Resort s Pvt Ltd 25-Jun-06 250 NA
8 Naagoashi MTDC Islands / Resort
Corporation PLC
17-Sep-06 600 Dec-2014
9 Nolhivaranfaru Hot el + Training Resort
Ms. Aishath Shaugee, Ma. Light
Corner, Male'
3-Dec-08 200 NA
Shaviyani Atol l 600
10 Dholhiyadhoo 11 Islands 2004 / Resort
Mr. Mohamed Latheef, H.
Baraboamaage
5-May-05 200 Jun-2014
11 Gaakoshibee
Phase II- 2006- Rent
Controlled / Resort
Mr. Hussain Waheed,
Huvandhumaage, Sh. Foakaidhoo
24-Aug-06 200 Jun-2014
12 Kanbaalifaru
Controlled / Resort
Mr. Ali Shareef, Ma. Anaa Villa 31-Aug-06 200 NA
Uthuru Provi nce (North Provi nce) 4,090
Noon Atol l 980
13 Dhigurah Resort Wego Maldives Pvt Lt d 19-Jan-12 NA NA
14 Ekulhivaru MTDC Islands / Resort
Corporation PLC
17-Sep-06 180 NA
15 Fushivelaavaru Housing Fund Projects Gladonia Maldives Pvt Ltd 8-May-10 100 Dec-2013
16 Huvandhumaavat taru
Tourist Est ablishments wit h
Airport s - wit h Maafaru
Noonu Hot els & Resort
Development Pvt Lt d
8-Jan-08 200 NA
17 Maafaru
Hot el - with Maafaru
Airport
Noonu Hot els & Resort
Development Pvt Lt d
8-Jan-08 200 NA
18 Maavelaavaru 11 Islands 2004 / Resort At hama Invest ments Pvt Lt d 5-May-05 100 Jul-2014
19 Raafushi Housing Fund Projects Exotic Propert ies Pvt Ltd 13-Dec-10 100 NA
20 Randheli 11 Islands 2004 / Resort I & T Management Pvt.Lt d. 22-Aug-06 100 Apr-2014

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Table 19: (continued)
Esti mated
Openi ng
Date
Raa Atoll 1,710
21 Dhigali
New Resorts wit h Transport
Network projects
Trinus-CAE Holdings Pvt Ltd 19-Oct-11 50 NA
22 Et ht higili Resort Amin Construct ion Pvt . Lt d. 5-Jan-08 200 NA
23 Furaveri Reort
Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim Didi, 7-A, Ma
Niyaz Villa, Male'
6-Feb-12 440 Jan-2016
24 Ifuru Airport + Transit Hotel Ifuru Investment Pvt Lt d 25-May-11 NA NA
25 Kudakurat hu
Network projects
Dheebaja Invest ment Pvt Ltd 1-Jun-11 480 NA
26 Lundhufushi
Phase I- 2006- Rent Open /
Resort
Silver Tides Pvt Ltd 9-Jul-06 40 NA
27 Maamigili Resort Ahmed Waheed, G. Vaffushi, Male' 2-Feb-11 200 Jun-2014
28 Maamunagau Resort Cocoon Invest ment Pvt . Lt d 14-Jul-11 150 NA
29 Maanenfushi
/ Resort
Ms. Nasra Abdul Sat tar, M.
Maavina, Male'
3-Sep-06 150 NA
30 Madivaafaru
Yacht Marina - with Ifuru
Airport
Ifuru Investment Pvt Lt d 25-May-11 NA NA
31 Muravandhoo Resort - wit h Ifuru Airport Ifuru Investment Pvt Lt d 25-May-11 NA NA
Baa Atoll 700
32 Finolhas
Tourist Establishments wit h
Airports - Dharavandhoo
Coast line Hotels and Resort s Pvt
Ltd
9-Dec-09 200 Dec-2014
33 Kanufushi
Resort - wit h Fuvahmulah
airport
Ahmed Shiyam, H. Vaaly Villa 20-Jan-11 200 NA
34 Mut haafushi
Resort - wit h Fuvahmulah
airport
Ahmed Shiyam, H. Vaaly Villa 20-Jan-11 100 NA
35 Vakkaru Resort
Abul Satt ar hassan, H. Millanium,
Male'
25-Feb-08 200 NA
Lhaviyani Atol l 700
36 Hudhufushi Resort
Mr. Abdul Rauf, M. Snow Rose,
Muiveyo Magu
9-Oct -00 400 NA
37 Kanifushi
Cont rolled / Resort
Mr. Mohamed Nasheedh, H.
Fodhdhooge
14-Sep-06 300 Mar-2015
Medhu Uthuru Province (North Central Province) 1,016
Male' (Capi tal ) 200
38 Male' Hot el Hotel Male' Invest ment Pvt Ltd 28-Oct-07 200 NA
Kaaf Atol l 400
39 Dhifushi Falhu Reef Resort Hamid Ismail, H. Hirifushi, Male' 22-Jun-08 200 NA
40 Kuda Villigili Resort Kudaviligili Development Pvt Lt d 8-Jun-10 200 NA
41 Lagoon 17 (The Ocean Flower)
Laggoon Resort s / Lagoon
Development s
Dut ch Docklands Maldives Pvt Ltd 27-Jan-11 NA NA

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Esti mated
Openi ng
Date
42 Lagoon 19 (white Lagoon)
Development s
43 Lagoon 37 (Amillarah)
Development s
44 Lagoon 7 (Green St ar)
Development s
45 Lagoon 9 (Golf Course)
Development s
46 Thanburudhoo Resort Sifainge Walfre company pvt lt d 13-Aug-12 NA NA
Ali f Al if Atol l 0
Ali f Dhaal Atol l 0
Vaav Atol l 416
47 Foththeyo
Network projects
Maldives Transport & Cont racting
Company Plc
5-May-10 416 NA
Medhu Provi nce (Central Provi nce) 472
Meem Atoll 60
48
Dhekunu Boduveli,
Gasveli, Kudausfushi
/ Resort
Mr. Mohamed Manik, M. Villa
Dhashuge
3-Sep-06 60 NA
Faaf Atoll 0
Dhaal Atoll 412
49 Dhoores
Network projects
Vermillion Int ernational Pvt Ltd 26-May-11 240 Sep-2016
50 Vohmuli
Network projects
Residency Resorts Male Pvt Lt d 19-May-10 172 Sep-2015
Medhu Dhekunu Provi nce (South Central Provi nce) 1,100
Thaa Atol l 300
51 Elaa
Villa Shiping and Trading
Company Pvt Ltd
19-Sep-06 NA NA
52 Kalhufahalafushi 11 Islands 2004 / Resort Asia Resorts Pvt Lt d 5-May-05 200 NA
53 Male'Fushi
Phase I- 2006- Rent
I.V.P.L - Investment Ventures Pvt
Ltd
2-Jul-06 100 Dec-2013
Laam Atoll 800
54 Bodufinolhu & Gasgandufinolhu Training Resort Premier Equity Pvt. Ltd 1-Dec-10 150 NA
55 Gan Hotel + Training Resort Premier Equity Pvt. Ltd 1-Dec-10 150 NA
56 Gan Medical Resort Medical Resort
Island Development Company
Pvt . Lt d
27-Jul-11 NA NA
57 Kadhdhoo Airport Hot el
Mr. Ali Ibrahim, Finivaage, Adh.
Fenfushi
14-Jun-07 200 NA
58 Vadinolhu
Network projects
Maldives Dhoni Services 31-Mar-10 300 Jun-2015

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Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Revised on May 2013
Esti mated
Openi ng
Date
Mathi Dhekunu Province (Upper South Province) 1,352
Gaaf Al if Atoll 698
59 Dhigurah
Resort - wit h Kooddoo
Airport
Bonavent ure (Maldives) Pvt .Ltd 10-Jul-11 100 NA
60 Havoddaa Resort Crystal Plaza Resort Pvt Ltd 14-Jan-13 NA NA
61 Kondeymat heelaabadhu MTDC Islands / Resort
Corporation PLC
17-Sep-06 100 NA
62 Maanagala
New Resort s with Transport
Network projects
Trinus-CAE Holdings Pvt Ltd 19-Sep-11 50 NA
63 Maarehaa
Resort - wit h Maavaarulu
airport
Moving Int ernational (Pvt ). Ltd 10-Jul-11 NA NA
64 Mahadhdhoo
/ Resort
Mahahdhoo Invest ment Pvt Ltd 17-Aug-06 100 NA
65 Munandhuvaa
Resort
Clear Sand Pvt Ltd 18-Jun-06 48 NA
66 Vodamulaa MTDC Islands / Resort
Corporation PLC
27-Mar-08 300 NA
Gaaf Dhaal Atol l 654
67 Gazeera
Resort
Gazeera Pvt . Lt d. 22-Jun-06 44 NA
68 Kaadedhdhoo Cit y Hot el Airport Hotel Dream Ocean Holidays Pvt. Ltd. 1-Jul-07 200 NA
69 Kaishidhoo
/ Resort
Kaishidhoo Resorts Pvt Lt d 3-Sep-06 60 NA
70 Konot ta 11 Islands 2004 / Resort Crystal Lagoon Resort s Pvt Ltd 5-May-05 100 Dec-2013
71 Lonudhuahutt aa 11 Islands 2004 / Resort
One and Half Degree Maldives
Pvt. Ltd
5-May-05 100 NA
72 Vatavarrehaa
Phase I- 2006- Rent
Controlled / Resort
Yacht Tours Maldives Pvt Ltd 26-Jun-06 150 Mar-2016
Dekunu Province (South Province) 220
Gnavi yani Atoll 120
73 Fuvahmulah cit y hot el City Hotel
One and Half Degree Maldives
Pvt. Ltd
2-Jun-06 120 NA
Seenu Atol l 100
74 Hankede City Hotel Dollarton Pte. Lt d 9-Apr-06 100 Mar-2016
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SECTION 6: OTHER TABLES
Table 20: Bed Capacity of Resorts and Distance from Airport, 2008-2012

Name of the Resort
Atoll & Isl and
Name
Airpo rt
Dis t a nc e
( Km)
Ye a r o f
Init ia l
Ope ra t io n
Init ia l
B e d
Ca pa c it y
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 Adhaaran Club Rannaalhi K. Rannalhi 34.0 1978 34 256 256 256 256 256
2 Adhaaran Prest ige Vaadhu K. Vaadhu 8.0 1978 18 66 100 100 100 100
3 Adhaaran Select Hudhuranfushi K. Lhohifushi 22.5 1979 40 354 354 354 354 354
4 Adhaaran Select Meedhupparu R. Meedhupparu 130.3 2000 430 470 470 470 470 470
5 Alidhoo Island Resort H.A. Alidhoo 300.0 2007 66 200 200 200 200 200
6 Alimatha Aquatic Resort V. Alimatha 48.0 1975 20 260 260 260 260 312
7 Amari Addu Maldives S. Herethere 480.0 2007 106 546 546 546 546 546
8 Anant ara Kihavah Villas B. Kihavah Haruvalhi 125.0 2010 110 - - 110 110 164
9 Anant ara Resort & Spa Maldives K. Dhigufinolhu 40.0 1980 24 220 220 220 220 220
10 Angaaga Island Resort A.Dh. Angaga 85.0 1989 100 140 140 140 140 140
11 Angsana Resort & Spa Maldives - Ihuru K. Ihuru 17.0 1978 20 90 90 90 90 90
12 Angsana Resort and Spa Maldives - Velavaru Dh. Velavaru 125.0 1998 50 168 236 236 236 236
13 Asdhu Sun Island K. Asdhu 32.0 1981 36 60 60 60 60 60
14 Ayada Maldives G.Dh. Magudhdhuva 420.0 2011 200 - - - 200 200
15 Bandos Island Resort and Spa K. Bandos 8.0 1972 220 450 450 450 450 450
16 Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru K. Vabbinfaru 12.0 1977 24 96 96 96 96 96
17 Baros Maldives K. Baros 16.0 1973 56 150 150 150 150 150
18 Bathala Island Resort A.A. Bat hala 48.3 1983 20 90 90 90 90 90
19 Biyaadhu Island Resort K. Biyaadhoo 18.0 1982 192 192 192 192 192 192
20 Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives A.Dh. Machchafushi 95.0 1992 96 128 224 224 224 224
21 Chaaya Island Dhonveli K. Kanuoiy Huraa 13.0 1981 20 292 296 296 296 296
22 Chaaya Lagoon Hakuraa Huraa M. Hakuraa Huraa 128.7 1999 72 160 160 160 160 160
23 Club Faru, Farukolhufushi K. Farukolhufushi 2.0 1973 112 304 304 304 304 304
24 Club Med Kanifinolhu K. Kanifinolhu 19.3 1978 18 444 444 448 448 448
25 Coco Palm Boduhithi K. Boduhit hi 29.0 1979 50 206 206 206 206 206
26 Coco Palm Dhunikolhu B. Dhunikolhu 124.0 1998 192 200 200 200 200 200
27 Coco Priv Kuda Hit hi Island K. Kudahit hi 27.4 1984 12 14 14 14 14 14
28 Cocoa Island K. Makunufushi 30.0 1981 12 70 70 70 70 70
29 Conrad Maldives Rangali Island A.Dh. Rangalifinolhu 96.6 1992 80 304 304 304 304 304
30 Const ance Halaveli Resort A.A. Halaveli 36.0 1982 30 112 172 172 172 172
31 Const ance Moofushi Resort A.Dh. Moofushi 80.0 1990 84 124 124 124 220 220
32 Dhiggiri Tourist Resort V. Dhiggiri 32.0 1982 50 90 90 90 90 90
33 Diamonds At huruga Beach and Wat er Villas A.Dh. Athurugau 90.0 1990 79 98 98 146 146 146
34 Dream Island Maldives, Villivaru K. Villivaru 29.0 1981 120 120 120 120 120 120
35 Dusit Thani Maldives B. Mudhdhoo 120.0 2012 20 - - - - 208

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Name of the Resort
Atoll & Isl and
Name
Airpo rt
Dis t a nc e
( Km)
Ye a r o f
Init ia l
Ope ra t io n
Init ia l
B e d
Ca pa c it y
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
36 Ellaidhu Tourist Resort A.A. Ellaidhoo 54.0 1985 32 224 224 224 224 224
37 Emboodhu Village K. Emboodhu 8.0 1979 44 236 236 236 236 236
38 Eriyadhu Island Resort K. Eriyadhu 40.0 1982 40 114 114 114 114 114
39 Fihalhohi Island Resort K. Fihaalhohi 28.0 1981 90 300 300 300 300 300
40 Filit heyo Island Resort F. Filit heyo 120.7 1999 250 250 250 250 250 250
41 Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa K. Kuda Huraa 12.9 1977 32 212 212 212 212 212
42 Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru B. Landaa Giraavaru 120.0 2006 206 206 206 206 206 206
43 Fun Island Resort K. Bodufinolhu 38.0 1980 44 200 200 200 200 200
44 Gangehi Island Resort A.A. Gangehi 77.2 1987 50 72 72 72 72 72
45 Gasfinolhu Island Resort K. Gasfinolhu 23.0 1980 18 80 80 80 80 80
46 Gili Lankanfushi K. Lankanfushi 9.7 1980 12 94 94 94 94 94
47 Giraavaru Tourist Resort K. Giraavaru 11.3 1980 40 132 132 132 132 132
48 Helengeli Island Resort K. Helengeli 46.7 1979 20 100 100 100 100 100
49 Hilt on Maldives - Irufushi Resort & Spa N. Medhafushi 238.0 2008 200 300 390 442 442 442
50 Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives K. Kandoomafushi 27.4 1985 98 322 322 322 322 322
51 Holiday Island A.Dh. Dhiffushi 93.0 1994 284 284 284 284 284 284
52 Huvafenfushi K. Nakat chafushi 25.7 1979 80 102 102 102 102 102
53 Island Hideaway at Dhonakulhi Maldives, Spa Resort & Marina H.A. Dhonakulhi 250.0 2005 50 90 90 90 90 90
54 Jumeirah Dhevanafushi G.A Meradhoo 400.0 2011 38 - - - 74 74
55 Jumeirah Vitt aveli Island Resort at Bolifushi K. Bolifushi 12.0 1982 64 110 110 110 174 178
56 Kanuhura Lh. Kanuhuraa 125.5 1999 200 200 200 200 200 200
57 Kihaad Resort B. Kihaadhuffaru 104.6 1999 200 200 200 200 200 200
58 Komandoo Maldive Island Resort Lh. Komandoo 128.7 1998 90 120 120 120 120 120
59 Kudarah Island Resort A.Dh. Kudarah 88.5 1991 50 60 60 60 60 60
60 Kuramathi Tourist Resort A.A. Kuramat hi 56.3 1977 48 580 580 580 580 580
61 Kuredhdhu Island Resort Lh. Kuredhdhu 128.7 1978 18 746 768 768 768 768
62 Kurumba Maldives K. Vihamanaafushi 3.2 1972 60 362 362 362 362 362
63 Lily Beach Resort A.Dh. Huvahendhoo 85.0 1994 168 170 250 250 250 250
64 Lux* Maldives A.Dh. Dhidhdhufinolhu 104.0 1988 180 394 394 394 394 394
65 Maayafushi Tourist Resort A.A. Maayafushi 63.0 1983 48 150 150 150 150 150
66 Madoogali Resort A.A. Madoogali 77.2 1989 70 112 112 112 112 112
67 Makunudhoo Island K. Makunudhu 38.6 1983 58 74 74 74 74 74
68 Medhufushi Island Resort M. Medhufushi 128.7 2000 240 240 240 240 240 240
69 Meeru Island Resort K. Meerufenfushi 37.0 1978 128 570 570 570 570 570
70 Mirihi Island Resort A.Dh. Mirihi 112.6 1989 36 72 72 72 72 72

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Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture
Name of the Resort
Atol l & Isl and
Name
Airpo rt
Dis t a nc e
( Km)
Ye a r o f
Init ia l
Ope ra t io n
Init ia l
B e d
Ca pa c it y
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
71 Nika Island Resort A.A. Kudafolhudhu 69.2 1983 30 76 76 76 76 76
72 Niyama Dh. Olhuveli & Embudhufushi 128.0 2012 56 - - - - 154
73 Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort K. Olhuveli 51.5 1979 36 268 268 332 332 332
74 One & Only Reet hi Rah, Maldives K. Medhufinolhu 64.4 1979 24 264 268 268 268 268
75 Palm Beach Island Lh. Madhiriguraidhoo 128.7 1999 200 228 248 248 248 248
76 Palm Tree Island K. Veligandu Huraa 27.0 1986 32 138 138 138 138 138
77 Paradise Island Resort & Spa K. Lankanfinolhu 9.6 1979 24 568 568 568 568 568
78 Park Hyat t Maldives, Hadaha G.A Hadahaa 405.0 2009 100 - 100 100 100 100
79 Ranveli Village A.Dh. Villingilivaru 77.0 1991 112 112 112 112 112 112
80 Reet hi Beach Resort B. Fonimagoodhoo 104.6 1998 200 200 200 248 248 248
81 Rihiveli Beach Resort K. Mahaanaelhi Huraa 40.2 1980 40 100 100 100 100 100
82 Robinson Club Maldives G.A Funamauddua 400.0 2009 100 - 100 150 150 150
83 Royal Island B. Horubadhoo 110.0 2001 304 304 304 304 304 304
84 Shangri - La Villingili Resort & Spa S. Villingili 478.0 2009 284 - 284 284 284 284
85 Sherat on Maldives Full Moon Reosort & Spa K. Furanafushi 5.6 1973 112 312 312 312 312 312
86 Six Senses Laamu L. Olhuveli 260.0 2011 66 - - - 194 194
87 Soneva Fushi By Six Senses B. Kunfunadhoo 104.6 1983 50 130 130 130 130 130
88 Summer Island Village K. Ziyaaraifushi 35.0 1983 58 216 216 216 230 230
89 Sun Island Resort & Spa A.Dh. Nalaguraidhoo 99.8 1998 700 852 852 852 852 852
90 Taj Exort ica Resort & Spa Maldives K. Embudhu Finolhu 12.9 1983 20 128 128 128 128 128
91 The Beach House at Iruveli Maldives H.A Manafaru 337.0 2007 100 142 142 166 166 166
92 The Residence Maldives G.A Falhumafushi 405.0 2012 108 - - - - 200
93 Thulhaagiri Island Resort K. Thulhaagiri 11.0 1980 44 138 172 172 172 172
94 Thundufushi Island Resort A.Dh. Thundufushi 80.5 1990 74 94 94 94 144 144
95 Twin Island Resort A.Dh. Maafushivaru 54.7 1991 60 98 98 98 98 98
96 Vakarufalhi Island Resort A.Dh. Vakarufalhi 90.0 1994 100 100 150 150 150 150
97 Velassaru Maldives K. Velassaru 11.3 1974 90 258 258 258 258 258
98 Velidhoo Island Resort A.A. Velidhoo 80.5 1989 22 200 200 200 200 200
99 Veligandu Island A.A. Veligandu 51.0 1984 34 148 148 148 148 148
100 Viceroy Maldives Sh. Vagaru 215.0 2012 97 - - - - 97
101 Vilamendhoo Island Resort A.Dh. Vilamendhoo 48.3 1994 200 282 282 282 368 368
102 Villu Reef Beach & Spa Resort Dh. Meedhuffushi 128.7 1998 136 156 200 200 200 200
103 Vivant a by Taj - Coral Reef, Maldives K. Hembadhoo 32.2 1982 68 132 124 124 124 124
104 W. Ret reat & Spa Maldives A.A. Fesdhu 72.4 1982 90 164 164 164 164 164
105 Zitahli Resort & Spa, Kudafunafaru N. Kudafunafaru 180.0 2008 100 100 100 100 100 100
Total 19,860 20,942 21,342 22,120 22,889

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Table 21: Bed Capacity of Hotels, 2008-2012

Name of the Hotel
Atol l & Island
Name
Airpo rt
Dis t a nc e
( Km)
Ye a r o f
Init ia l
Ope ra t io n
Init ia l
B e d
Ca pa c it y
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1 Central Hotel K. Male' 2.0 1998 82 82 82 82 82 82
2 Coral Hot el & Spa K. Male' 2.0 2006 77 77 77 77 81 81
3 Equat or Village - Gan S. Gan 400.0 1992 60 156 156 156 156 156
4 Gan Island Retreat S. Gan 400.0 2011 100 - - - 100 100
5 Green Hotel L. Gan 260.0 2011 50 - - - 50 **
6 Hot el Oct ave K. Male' 2.0 2012 14 - - - - 28
7 Hulhule Island Hot el K. Hulhule' 0.0 2000 176 272 272 272 272 272
8 Hulhumale' Sunshine Hotel K. Hulhumale' 1.0 2010 30 - - 30 30 ***
9 Kam Hot el K. Male' 2.0 1994 58 24 24 24 24 54
10 Lucky Hiya Hotel K. Male' 2.0 2007 39 39 39 39 39 39
11 Marble Hot el K. Male' 2.0 2008 40 40 40 55 55 55
12 Mookai Hotel K. Male' 2.0 2000 102 102 102 102 102 102
13 Mookai Siutes K. Male' 2.0 2008 98 98 98 98 98 98
14 Nalahiya Hot el K. Male' 2.0 2007 84 84 84 84 84 84
15 Nasandhura Palace Hotel K. Male' 2.0 1981 60 62 - 36 36 36
16 Off Day Inn K. Male' 2.0 1999 30 30 30 30 30 30
17 Relax Inn K. Male' 2.0 1998 60 74 74 74 74 74
18 Riveries Diving Village L. Gan 260.0 2012 46 - - - - 46
19 The Bout ique Inn at Villa Shabnamee K. Male' 2.0 2009 24 - 24 24 24 24
20 The Wave Hot el and Spa K. Male' 2.0 2008 32 32 32 32 32 32
21 Traders Hotel K. Male' 2.0 2009 78 - 234 234 234 234
Total 1,172 1,368 1,449 1,603 1,627
Note: ** License Cancelled
*** Changed to a Guest House

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Table 22: Graduates from Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies
2008 - 2012

Source: Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies (FHTS)
Table 23: Inbound and Outbound Travel (Maldivians Only)
2008 - 2012
Source: Department of Immigration and Emigration
Table 24: Seasonal Variations of Tourist Arrivals (Seasonal Indices)
2008 - 2012

Full Time Courses Other Courses Grand
Year Male Female Total Male Female Total Total
2008 75 49 124 64 13 77 201
2009 48 15 63 95 54 149 212
2010 76 24 100 13 11 24 124
2011 65 20 85 16 52 68 153
2012 82 26 108 35 43 78 186
Total 346 134 480 223 173 396 876
Year Arrivals
%
change Departure
%
change
2008 121,287 20.6 123,008 20.8
2009 120,328 -0.8 121,464 -1.3
2010 129,286 7.4 129,608 6.7
2011 132,215 2.3 131,501 1.5
2012 137,706 4.2 139,210 5.9
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Seasonality
Ratio
2008 114 119 126 110 86 71 84 91 89 99 102 110 1.3
2009 108 103 109 100 76 64 78 92 89 110 109 115 1.2
2010 102 117 114 92 88 67 87 100 95 113 113 113 1.2
2011 102 113 104 103 83 72 93 99 93 117 110 110 1.2
2012 120 104 96 99 80 74 96 100 96 116 103 115 1.2

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Table 25: Tourist Arrivals and Market Share by Selected Markets
2008 - 2012
REGION / NATIONALITY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
EUROPE 497,560
(72.8)
462,192
(70.5)
505,421
(63.8)
537,757
(57.7)
517,809
(54.0)
CENTRAL / EASTERN EUROPE 72,726
(10.6)
62,849
(9.6)
75,435
(9.5)
95,247
(10.2)
100,097
(10.4)
Belarus 742
(0.1)
812
(0.1)
898
(0.1)
1,161
(0.1)
1,509
(0.2)
Bulgaria 965
(0.1)
902
(0.1)
1,051
(0.1)
1,368
(0.1)
1,479
(0.2)
Czech Republic 3,811
(0.6)
3,851
(0.6)
5,137
(0.6)
6,471
(0.7)
5,588
(0.6)
Hungary 2,052
(0.3)
1,848
(0.3)
2,434
(0.3)
2,596
(0.3)
2,408
(0.3)
Kazakhstan 1,656
(0.2)
1,756
(0.3)
1,572
(0.2)
1,731
(0.2)
2,875
(0.3)
Poland 3,325
(0.5)
3,357
(0.5)
3,795
(0.5)
4,158
(0.4)
3,918
(0.4)
Romania 1,225
(0.2)
1,247
(0.2)
1,290
(0.2)
1,656
(0.2)
1,879
(0.2)
Russia 48,978
(7.2)
40,014
(6.1)
49,111
(6.2)
63,936
(6.9)
66,378
(6.9)
Slovakia 1,916
(0.3)
1,970
(0.3)
2,348
(0.3)
2,822
(0.3)
2,636
(0.3)
Ukraine 5,399
(0.8)
4,643
(0.7)
5,445
(0.7)
6,729
(0.7)
8,044
(0.8)
Ot her Central / Eastern Europe 2,657
(0.4)
2,449
(0.4)
2,354
(0.3)
2,619
(0.3)
3,383
(0.4)
NORTHERN EUROPE 128,591
(18.8)
116,491
(17.8)
126,222
(15.9)
119,388
(12.8)
107,352
(11.2)
Denmark 1,834
(0.3)
1,722
(0.3)
2,422
(0.3)
3,173
(0.3)
3,493
(0.4)
Finland 865
(0.1)
1,088
(0.2)
1,281
(0.2)
1,535
(0.2)
1,402
(0.1)
Ireland 2,884
(0.4)
2,420
(0.4)
2,514
(0.3)
2,444
(0.3)
2,483
(0.3)
Norway 2,596
(0.4)
2,120
(0.3)
2,153
(0.3)
2,775
(0.3)
2,902
(0.3)
Sweden 3,542
(0.5)
3,165
(0.5)
3,638
(0.5)
4,896
(0.5)
5,230
(0.5)
Unit ed Kingdom 116,821
(17.1)
105,950
(16.2)
114,158
(14.4)
104,508
(11.2)
91,776
(9.6)
Ot her Northern Europe 49
(0.0)
26
(0.0)
56
(0.0)
57
(0.0)
66
(0.0)
SOUTHERN EUROPE 123,637
(18.1)
109,308
(16.7)
111,165
(14.0)
104,060
(11.2)
81,287
(8.5)
Greece 4,926
(0.7)
5,406
(0.8)
4,630
(0.6)
3,009
(0.3)
2,058
(0.2)
Italy 103,823
(15.2)
89,292
(13.6)
89,596
(11.3)
83,328
(8.9)
62,782
(6.6)
Port ugal 4,150
(0.6)
4,822
(0.7)
4,555
(0.6)
4,325
(0.5)
3,660
(0.4)
Slovenia 1,372
(0.2)
1,324
(0.2)
1,647
(0.2)
2,342
(0.3)
1,295
(0.1)
Spain 8,217
(1.2)
7,279
(1.1)
8,912
(1.1)
8,861
(1.0)
8,824
(0.9)
Ot her Southern Europe 1,149
(0.2)
1,185
(0.2)
1,825
(0.2)
2,195
(0.2)
2,668
(0.3)
WESTERN EUROPE 167,424
(24.5)
169,027
(25.8)
185,433
(23.4)
211,755
(22.7)
220,817
(23.0)
Aust ria 13,462
(2.0)
13,274
(2.0)
14,944
(1.9)
16,655
(1.8)
18,164
(1.9)
Belgium 3,368
(0.5)
3,437
(0.5)
4,386
(0.6)
5,738
(0.6)
5,141
(0.5)
France 48,100
(7.0)
50,373
(7.7)
54,789
(6.9)
59,694
(6.4)
56,775
(5.9)
Germany 69,240
(10.1)
69,085
(10.5)
77,108
(9.7)
90,517
(9.7)
98,351
(10.3)
Netherlands 5,595
(0.8)
5,355
(0.8)
5,682
(0.7)
5,693
(0.6)
6,077
(0.6)
Swit zerland 26,983
(4.0)
26,783
(4.1)
27,766
(3.5)
32,504
(3.5)
35,457
(3.7)
Ot her West ern Europe 676
(0.1)
720
(0.1)
758
(0.1)
954
(0.1)
852
(0.1)
EAST MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE 5,182
(0.8)
4,517
(0.7)
7,166
(0.9)
7,307
(0.8)
8,256
(0.9)
Israel 1,588
(0.2)
1,380
(0.2)
2,113
(0.3)
2,433
(0.3)
2,569
(0.3)
Turkey 3,235
(0.5)
2,758
(0.4)
4,637
(0.6)
4,542
(0.5)
5,416
(0.6)
Ot her East Medit erranean Europe 359
(0.1)
379
(0.1)
416
(0.1)
332
(0.0)
271
(0.0)

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ASIA & THEPACIFIC 156,132
(22.9)
163,942
(25.0)
250,638
(31.6)
348,887
(37.5)
384,506
(40.1)
NORTH EAST ASIA 102,899
(15.1)
115,445
(17.6)
186,452
(23.5)
265,096
(28.5)
294,397
(30.7)
China 41,511
(6.1)
60,666
(9.2)
118,961
(15.0)
198,655
(21.3)
229,551
(24.0)
Japan 38,193
(5.6)
36,641
(5.6)
38,791
(4.9)
35,782
(3.8)
36,438
(3.8)
Korea 20,934
(3.1)
16,135
(2.5)
24,808
(3.1)
25,285
(2.7)
23,933
(2.5)
Taiwan 2,233
(0.3)
1,975
(0.3)
3,831
(0.5)
5,305
(0.6)
4,430
(0.5)
Ot her North East Asia 28
(0.0)
28
(0.0)
61
(0.0)
69
(0.0)
45
(0.0)
SOUTH EAST ASIA 13,678
(2.0)
14,097
(2.1)
16,818
(2.1)
23,726
(2.5)
27,960
(2.9)
Indonesia 581
(0.1)
677
(0.1)
818
(0.1)
1,283
(0.1)
1,772
(0.2)
Malaysia 3,137
(0.5)
3,139
(0.5)
3,894
(0.5)
6,055
(0.7)
6,766
(0.7)
Philippines 871
(0.1)
979
(0.1)
1,066
(0.1)
1,652
(0.2)
2,265
(0.2)
Singapore 4,956
(0.7)
5,214
(0.8)
5,332
(0.7)
7,990
(0.9)
9,625
(1.0)
Thailand 3,952
(0.6)
3,813
(0.6)
5,397
(0.7)
6,214
(0.7)
6,896
(0.7)
Ot her South East Asia 181
(0.0)
275
(0.0)
311
(0.0)
532
(0.1)
636
(0.1)
SOUTH ASIA 28,981
(4.2)
25,996
(4.0)
36,612
(4.6)
45,870
(4.9)
45,323
(4.7)
Bangladesh 455
(0.1)
388
(0.1)
525
(0.1)
1,496
(0.2)
1,221
(0.1)
India 16,663
(2.4)
15,850
(2.4)
25,756
(3.3)
30,978
(3.3)
31,721
(3.3)
Pakist an 1,191
(0.2)
1,046
(0.2)
1,256
(0.2)
1,842
(0.2)
1,857
(0.2)
Sri Lanka 9,752
(1.4)
7,833
(1.2)
7,872
(1.0)
9,670
(1.0)
8,860
(0.9)
Ot her South Asia 920
(0.1)
879
(0.1)
1,203
(0.2)
1,884
(0.2)
1,664
(0.2)
OCEANIA 10,574
(1.5)
8,404
(1.3)
10,756
(1.4)
14,195
(1.5)
16,826
(1.8)
Aust ralia 9,368
(1.4)
7,392
(1.1)
9,622
(1.2)
12,778
(1.4)
15,208
(1.6)
New Zealand 1,184
(0.2)
991
(0.2)
1,103
(0.1)
1,390
(0.1)
1,579
(0.2)
Ot her Oceania 22
(0.0)
21
(0.0)
31
(0.0)
27
(0.0)
39
(0.0)
AFRICA 5,694
(0.8)
5,034
(0.8)
5,628
(0.7)
6,465
(0.7)
7,095
(0.7)
Sout h Africa 3,732
(0.5)
2,975
(0.5)
3,157
(0.4)
3,684
(0.4)
3,967
(0.4)
Ot her Africa 1,962
(0.3)
2,059
(0.3)
2,471
(0.3)
2,781
(0.3)
3,128
(0.3)
AMERICAS 14,485
(2.1)
15,159
(2.3)
18,601
(2.3)
23,654
(2.5)
26,774
(2.8)
Brazil 1,327
(0.2)
1,304
(0.2)
1,761
(0.2)
2,342
(0.3)
3,061
(0.3)
Canada 2,966
(0.4)
3,043
(0.5)
3,815
(0.5)
4,690
(0.5)
5,070
(0.5)
U.S.A 8,853
(1.3)
9,438
(1.4)
11,482
(1.4)
14,490
(1.6)
16,049
(1.7)
Ot her Americas 1,339
(0.2)
1,374
(0.2)
1,543
(0.2)
2,132
(0.2)
2,594
(0.3)
MIDDLEEAST 9,141
(1.3)
9,525
(1.5)
11,629
(1.5)
14,570
(1.6)
21,843
(2.3)
Kuwait 1,340
(0.2)
1,181
(0.2)
1,409
(0.2)
1,797
(0.2)
2,987
(0.3)
Lebanon 1,139
(0.2)
984
(0.2)
1,145
(0.1)
1,346
(0.1)
1,666
(0.2)
Saudi Arabia 2,747
(0.4)
3,036
(0.5)
4,040
(0.5)
5,005
(0.5)
7,263
(0.8)
Unit ed Arab Emirat es 1,394
(0.2)
1,580
(0.2)
1,699
(0.2)
2,292
(0.2)
4,047
(0.4)
Ot her Middle East 2,521
(0.4)
2,744
(0.4)
3,336
(0.4)
4,130
(0.4)
5,880
(0.6)
GLOBAL 683,012 655,852 791,917 931,333 958,027

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Table 26: Growth Trends of Selected Markets, 2008 2012
(Percent)

EUROPE 0.4 -7.1 9.4 6.4 -3.7
CENTRAL / EASTERN EUROPE 42.3 -13.6 20.0 26.3 5.1
Belarus 27.3 9.4 10.6 29.3 30.0
Bulgaria 23.1 -6.5 16.5 30.2 8.1
Czech Republic 37.8 1.0 33.4 26.0 -13.6
Hungary -20.1 -9.9 31.7 6.7 -7.2
Kazakhstan 28.0 6.0 -10.5 10.1 66.1
Poland 25.0 1.0 13.0 9.6 -5.8
Romania 8.6 1.8 3.4 28.4 13.5
Russia 53.8 -18.3 22.7 30.2 3.8
Slovakia 30.4 2.8 19.2 20.2 -6.6
Ukraine 52.3 -14.0 17.3 23.6 19.5
Ot her Central / Eastern Europe 8.0 -7.8 -3.9 11.3 29.2
NORTHERN EUROPE -4.7 -9.4 8.4 -5.4 -10.1
Denmark 0.8 -6.1 40.7 31.0 10.1
Finland 9.6 25.8 17.7 19.8 -8.7
Ireland -8.4 -16.1 3.9 -2.8 1.6
Norway 43.6 -18.3 1.6 28.9 4.6
Sweden 64.8 -10.6 14.9 34.6 6.8
Unit ed Kingdom -6.7 -9.3 7.7 -8.5 -12.2
Ot her Northern Europe -12.5 -46.9 115.4 1.8 15.8
SOUTHERN EUROPE -9.9 -11.6 1.7 -6.4 -21.9
Greece 1.6 9.7 -14.4 -35.0 -31.6
Italy -11.4 -14.0 0.3 -7.3 -24.4
Port ugal -0.9 16.2 -5.5 -2.7 -17.5
Slovenia 14.0 -3.5 24.4 -2.3 -19.5
Spain -6.6 -11.4 22.4 9.0 -9.1
Ot her Southern Europe 22.1 3.1 54.0 21.1 20.7
WESTERN EUROPE -0.4 1.0 9.7 14.2 4.3
Aust ria -1.5 -1.4 12.6 11.4 9.1
Belgium -5.2 2.0 27.6 30.8 -10.4
France 6.2 4.7 8.8 9.0 -4.9
Germany -4.2 -0.2 11.6 17.4 8.7
Netherlands -13.6 -4.3 6.1 0.2 6.7
Swit zerland 3.1 -0.7 3.7 17.1 9.1
Ot her West ern Europe 11.7 6.5 5.3 25.9 -10.7
EAST MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE 27.8 -12.8 58.6 2.0 13.0
Israel 21.4 -13.1 53.1 15.1 5.6
Turkey 32.5 -14.7 68.1 -2.0 19.2
Ot her East Medit erranean Europe 18.1 5.6 9.8 -20.2 -18.4

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ASIA & THEPACIFIC 0.7 5.0 52.9 39.2 10.2
NORTH EAST ASIA 2.2 12.2 61.5 42.2 11.1
China 15.4 46.1 96.1 67.0 15.6
Japan -7.1 -4.1 5.9 -7.8 1.8
Korea -0.2 -22.9 53.8 1.9 -5.3
Taiwan 10.7 -11.6 94.0 38.5 -16.5
Ot her North East Asia -95.2 0.0 117.9 13.1 -34.8
SOUTH EAST ASIA 2.5 3.1 19.3 41.1 17.8
Indonesia -38.4 16.5 20.8 56.8 38.1
Malaysia 4.6 0.1 24.1 55.5 11.7
Philippines -11.3 12.4 8.9 55.0 37.1
Singapore 11.2 5.2 2.3 49.8 20.5
Thailand 7.9 -3.5 41.5 15.1 11.0
Ot her South East Asia -39.9 51.9 13.1 71.1 19.5
SOUTH ASIA -4.5 -10.3 40.8 25.3 -1.2
Bangladesh -64.6 -14.7 35.3 185.0 -18.4
India -3.8 -4.9 62.5 20.3 2.4
Pakist an 17.6 -12.2 20.1 46.7 0.8
Sri Lanka 1.0 -19.7 0.5 22.8 -8.4
Ot her South Asia -14.2 -4.5 36.9 56.6 -11.7
OCEANIA -0.8 -20.5 28.0 32.0 18.5
Aust ralia -0.4 -21.1 30.2 32.8 19.0
New Zealand 3.7 -16.3 11.3 26.0 13.6
Ot her Oceania -80.5 -4.5 47.6 -12.9 44.4
AFRICA 17.5 -11.6 11.8 14.9 9.7
Sout h Africa 13.3 -20.3 6.1 16.7 7.7
Ot her Africa 26.3 4.9 20.0 12.5 12.5
AMERICAS 2.0 4.7 22.7 27.2 13.2
Brazil 87.4 -1.7 35.0 33.0 30.7
Canada 4.0 2.6 25.4 22.9 8.1
U.S.A -5.3 6.6 21.7 26.2 10.8
Ot her Americas 3.7 2.6 12.3 38.2 21.7
MIDDLEEAST 41.7 4.2 22.1 25.3 49.9
Kuwait 33.5 -11.9 19.3 27.5 66.2
Lebanon 72.6 -13.6 16.4 17.6 23.8
Saudi Arabia 41.6 10.5 33.1 23.9 45.1
Unit ed Arab Emirat es 72.7 13.3 7.5 34.9 76.6
Ot her Middle East 23.6 8.8 21.6 23.8 42.4
GLOBAL 1.1 -4.0 20.7 17.6 2.9

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Table 27: Tourist Arrivals by Markets, (First Quarter, 2013)
January - March
REGION / NATIONALITY
2012 2013 % Change
% Share
2013
EUROPE 167,063 167,620 0.3 57.2
CENTRAL / EASTERN EUROPE 31,609 39,273 24.2 13.4
Belarus 415 587 41.4 0.2
Bulgaria 524 772 47.3 0.3
Czech Republic 2,117 2,454 15.9 0.8
Hungary 1,164 1,422 22.2 0.5
Kazakhstan 975 1,070 9.7 0.4
Poland 1,185 1,992 68.1 0.7
Romania 498 664 33.3 0.2
Russia 19,919 24,255 21.8 8.3
Slovakia 983 1,193 21.4 0.4
Ukraine 2,677 3,325 24.2 1.1
Ot her Central / Eastern Europe 1,152 1,539 33.6 0.5
NORTHERN EUROPE 29,457 27,941 -5.1 9.5
Denmark 1,237 1,558 25.9 0.5
Finland 596 536 -10.1 0.2
Ireland 549 593 8.0 0.2
Norway 800 849 6.1 0.3
Sweden 1,866 1,829 -2.0 0.6
Unit ed Kingdom 24,395 22,550 -7.6 7.7
Ot her Northern Europe 14 26 85.7 0.0
SOUTHERN EUROPE 30,355 27,329 -10.0 9.3
Greece 370 372 0.5 0.1
Italy 26,939 23,247 -13.7 7.9
Port ugal 609 797 30.9 0.3
Slovenia 444 374 -15.8 0.1
Spain 1,219 1,614 32.4 0.6
Ot her Southern Europe 774 925 19.5 0.3
WESTERN EUROPE 73,803 69,747 -5.5 23.8
Aust ria 7,152 7,498 4.8 2.6
Belgium 1,591 1,522 -4.3 0.5
France 25,195 22,344 -11.3 7.6
Germany 26,355 25,682 -2.6 8.8
Netherlands / Holland 1,458 1,359 -6.8 0.5
Switzerland 11,803 11,006 -6.8 3.8
Ot her West ern Europe 249 336 34.9 0.1
EAST MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE 1,839 3,330 81.1 1.1
Israel 713 694 -2.7 0.2
Turkey 1,088 2,594 138.4 0.9
Ot her East Medit erranean Europe 38 42 10.5 0.0

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January - March
REGION / NATIONALITY
2012 2013 % Change
% Share
2013
ASIA & THEPACIFIC 77,155 109,233 41.6 37.3
NORTH EAST ASIA 60,099 85,514 42.3 29.2
China 46,662 70,570 51.2 24.1
Japan 8,114 9,022 11.2 3.1
Korea 4,329 4,342 0.3 1.5
Taiwan 987 1,568 58.9 0.5
Ot her North East Asia 7 12 71.4 0.0
SOUTH EAST ASIA 4,515 6,124 35.6 2.1
Indonesia 257 480 86.8 0.2
Malaysia 1,317 1,573 19.4 0.5
Philippines 383 632 65.0 0.2
Singapore 1,352 1,739 28.6 0.6
Thailand 1,079 1,460 35.3 0.5
Ot her South East Asia 127 240 89.0 0.1
SOUTH ASIA 9,079 13,574 49.5 4.6
Bangladesh 193 417 116.1 0.1
India 6,179 9,745 57.7 3.3
Pakist an 365 495 35.6 0.2
Sri Lanka 1,748 2,481 41.9 0.8
Ot her South Asia 594 436 -26.6 0.1
OCEANIA 3,462 4,021 16.1 1.4
Aust ralia 3,113 3,601 15.7 1.2
New Zealand 342 404 18.1 0.1
Ot her Oceania 7 16 128.6 0.0
AFRICA 1,232 1,588 28.9 0.5
Sout h Africa 576 800 38.9 0.3
Ot her Africa 656 788 20.1 0.3
AMERICAS 6,073 8,006 31.8 2.7
Brazil 605 851 40.7 0.3
Canada 1,233 1,543 25.1 0.5
U.S.A. 3,566 4,866 36.5 1.7
Ot her Americas 669 746 11.5 0.3
MIDDLE EAST 4,344 6,665 53.4 2.3
Kuwait 866 1,434 65.6 0.5
Lebanon 248 359 44.8 0.1
Saudi Arabia 1,729 2,650 53.3 0.9
Unit ed Arab Emirat es 604 798 32.1 0.3
Ot her Middle East 897 1,424 58.8 0.5
TOTAL TOURISTARRIVALS 255,867 293,112 14.6 100.0

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Table 28: Tourism Indicators, (First Quarter, 2013)
Jan-Mar
TOURIST ARRIVALS Total
FRONTIER ARRIVALS (by air) 2012 96,146 83,252 76,469 255,867
2013 88,869 104,745 99,498 293,112
Growth % -7.6 25.8 30.1 14.6
SURFACE ARRIVALS (Cruis e P as s engers )2012 690 751 479 1,920
2013 1,866 24 29 1,919
Growth % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
REGISTERED CAPACITY 2013 Average
RESORTS No s . 105 105 105 105
Beds 22,889 22,889 22,977 22,918
HOTELS No s . 19 19 19 19
Beds 1,627 1,627 1,627 1,627
GUEST HOUSES No s . 75 80 81 79
Beds 1,121 1,183 1,189 1,164
SAFARI VESSELS No s . 160 160 160 160
Beds 2,599 2,599 2,599 2,599
TOTAL No s . 359 364 365 363
B e ds 28,236 28,298 28,392 28,309
OPERATIONAL CAPACITY Average
RESORTS Nos. 2012 95 96 98 96
2013 100 100 101 100
Beds 2012 21,514 21,574 21,671 21,586
2013 22,297 22,297 22,517 22,370
HOTELS Nos. 2012 18 19 19 19
2013 18 18 18 18
Beds 2012 1,573 1,619 1,619 1,604
2013 1,597 1,597 1,597 1,597
GUEST HOUSES Nos. 2012 28 20 29 26
2013 62 66 90 73
Beds 2012 462 361 451 425
2013 901 934 991 942
SAFARI VESSELS Nos. 2012 59 53 78 63
2013 68 61 61 63
Beds 2012 835 879 1,146 953
2013 1,040 950 944 978
TOTAL Nos. 2012 200 188 224 204
2013 248 245 270 254
Beds 2012 24,384 24,433 24,887 24,568
2013 25,835 25,778 26,049 25,887
Mar Feb Jan

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Jan-Mar
BED NIGHTS Total
RESORTS 2012 622,944 570,182 547,335 1,740,461
2013 589,337 606,036 628,405 1,823,778
Growth % -5.4 6.3 14.8 4.8
HOTELS 2012 23,478 17,021 15,986 56,485
2013 18,536 20,151 17,273 55,960
Growth % -21.0 18.4 8.1 -0.9
GUEST HOUSES 2012 2,867 1,678 2,423 6,968
2013 6,830 6,773 7,214 20,817
Growth % 138.2 303.6 197.7 198.8
SAFARI VESSELS 2012 9,413 10,517 16,011 35,941
2013 12,724 10,685 9,746 33,155
Growth % 35.2 1.6 -39.1 -7.8
TOTAL 2012 658,702 599,398 581,755 1,839,855
2013 627,427 643,645 662,638 1,933,710
Growth % -4.7 7.4 13.9 5.1
OCCUPANCY RATE (%) Average
RESORTS 2012 93.4 91.1 81.5 88.7
2013 85.3 97.1 90.0 90.8
Change -8.1 5.9 8.6 2.1
HOTELS 2012 48.1 36.3 31.9 38.8
2013 37.4 45.1 34.9 39.1
Change -10.7 8.8 3.0 0.4
GUEST HOUSES 2012 20.0 16.0 17.3 17.8
2013 24.5 25.9 23.5 24.6
Change 4.4 9.9 6.2 6.8
SAFARI VESSELS 2012 36.4 41.3 45.1 40.9
2013 39.5 40.2 33.3 37.6
Change 3.1 -1.1 -11.8 -3.3
TOTAL 2012 87.1 84.6 75.4 82.4
2013 78.3 89.2 82.1 83.2
Change -8.8 4.6 6.7 0.8
AVG. DURATION OF STAY (Days) Average
2012 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.2
2013 7.1 6.1 6.7 6.6
Change 0.2 -1.1 -0.9 -0.6
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TOURISM HIGHLIGHTS 2012
New Portfolios at Ministry of Tourism
Following the change of government on 7
th
February 2012, new portfolios were assigned to Ministry of
Tourism Arts and Culture. As such, Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor was appointed as the Minister of
Tourism Arts and Culture on 12
th
February 2012. On 7
th
March 2012, Mr. Ahmed Shameem was appointed
as the Minister of State for Tourism, Arts and Culture.
Three new Deputy Ministers were also appointed to the Ministry of Tourism. They are, Uza. Mariyam Mizna
Shareef, appointed on 7
th
March 2012, Mr. Mohamed Maleeh Jamal, appointed on 12
th
March 2012 and Mr.
Hussain Lirar, appointed on 18
th
March 2012.

Following the review of the Third Tourism Master Plan in 2011, the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture
undertook the formulation of the Fourth Tourism Master Plan (4TMP) so as to reflect the important issues
and changes to the country and economy within the previous Master Plan period. The overall objective of the
assignment is to strengthen national and local capacity for tourism sector policy, destination planning, human
resource development, and management through the preparation of a Tourism Master Plan for the entire
tourism sector. In order to achieve this objective, several key strategic areas of study were identified, namely
(i) Tourism Product Development and Planning;
(ii) Legal and Regulatory Aspects;
(iii) Economic Sustainability;
(iv) Environmental Sustainability;
(v) Social Integration of Tourism;
(vi) Human Resource Development;
(vii) Tourism Innovation and Research; and
(viii) Branding and destination Image creation.

With the technical assistance of international development agencies including the World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Asian Development Bank
(ADB) and World Bank, a team of consultants was selected for the exercise. The team was led by Mr. Lester
David Clark from New Zealand who has wide experience in tourism, recreation and resource planning in
Asia and the Pacific Region. An advisory committee was appointed by the Minister that provided advice and
recommendations in formulating strategies and activities. A technical committee was established
compromising government agencies and other stakeholders so as to provide guidance and technical
assistance to the consultant team. Regular discussion meetings and focus group meeting were held with
MOTAC and other stakeholders in order to produce a strategic framework and action plan for the Master
Plan period.
The first draft of the Master Plan has been completed and opened for comments by the stakeholders and
public. The Master Plan is expected to be completed and implemented in the first quarter of the year 2013.

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Inauguration of the Tourism Adaptation Project
Inaugural work of the Increasing Climate Change Resilience through Adaptation in the Tourism Sector
Tourism Adaptation Project (TAP) was carried out during 2012. TAP is a three year project initiated by the
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP).
As an initial step, the Project Manager and Administrations and Finance Assistant have been assigned to
carry out this project. An Inception workshop was carried out during the first quarter of 2012 and the work is
being carried on. The main objective of the project is to identify and address environmental issues related to
the tourism sector of the Maldives. In this regard, a study will be conducted which will focus on the
climate change vulnerability of the tourism sector of the Maldives and the adaptive capacity within
the sector to such climate change impacts.
Youth Challenge Programme
In order to increase awareness and participation of youth in the Tourism Industry of the Maldives, the
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture participated in the Youth Challenge program 2012 organized by the
Ministry of Youth and Sports. This program was carried out for a period of two days in ADh. Mahibadhoo.
The participants who visited the tourism stall were provided with information on the tourism industry. In this
manner, the job opportunities with carrier path of different jobs in the Industry and information of the resorts
were provided to participants.

Maldives Recreational Dive Seminar
A one day seminar on Recreational Diving in the Maldives, organized by Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Culture in collaboration with the Maldives National Defence Force, Maldives Police Services, Ministry of
Environment and Energy, Kuramathi Tourist Resort and Kuredu Island Resort, with consultants from
Technical Diving International, was held on 10 December 2012 at Nasandhura Palace Hotel.
With the intention of providing a platform for the personnel working in different diving associations in the
Maldives, primary objective of the seminar was to address the increasing security issues related to
recreational diving, as well as discuss and identify measures to further develop recreational diving in the
Maldives.
A total of 79 parties including the Live-aboard Association of Maldives, Resorts, Safari Vessel operators and
other service centres participated in this seminar.

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40 Years of Tourism in the Maldives - Kick-off Event
The kick-off event to launch the celebrations for 40 years of tourism in the Maldives was held at
00:00hrs on 3rd October 2012 at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport arrival hall. The kick-off event was
starting to stamp a special logo on the passport of all tourists visiting the Maldives during the 40 years
and welcoming the 1st arrival on the 40th year.
Maldives extended a warm welcome to the 1st visitor to its 40th year of Tourism, on 3rd October 2012.
Mr. Wai Shing Kwok, a Hong Kong citizen arrived Maldives by Sri Lankan Airlines flight which was
the first flight to arrive on the 3rd October, landed at 0045hrs.
Mr. Wai was greeted at the arrival hall where he was welcomed by the Minister of Tourism, Arts &
Culture Hon. Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor together with the senior officials of the Ministry of Tourism,
Arts and Culture, Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation and representatives of the Tourism Industry of
Maldives. His passport was stamped with the 40th year celebration logo.
Mr. Wai was presented with a souvenir and a certificate and was offered a free holiday for their next
holiday in the Maldives. This is Mr. Wais first holiday in Maldives. He arrived with his wife and three
children and stayed at Shangri-La Villingili Resort & Spa.

World Tourism Day 2012
World Tourism Day 2012 official celebration was held in Gran Canaria, Spain from 27th 29th
September 2012, under the theme Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable Development.
In line with United Nations International Year and Sustainable Energy for All, Their Royal Highness, the
Prince and Princess of Asturiass opened the celebrations and among the speakers of this event was
UNWTO Secretary General, Taleb Rifai. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Ahmed Adheeb
Abdul Qafoor and Ms. Aminath Fazla, Director, of Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture attended the
seminar. In this seminar World Tourism Organization announced Maldives as the host country for 2013
celebration of World Tourism Day, under the theme: Tourism and Water-Protecting Our Common
Future.
NaCTSO Training on Security in the Tourism Industry
A one day training program on Security in the Tourism Industry, organized by Ministry of Tourism, Arts
and Culture in collaboration with British High Commission and National Counter Terrorism Security
Office (NaCTSO) of the United Kingdom was held on 21
st
February 2012.
The training programme which was inaugurated by Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Ahmed
Adeeb was attended by 131 participants from the tourism sector. This training is part of the initiatives
taken by the Government of the Maldives to take precautionary measures in protecting the destination
from security threats.

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Conference / Seminars / Trainings
The Maldives participated in the 24th joint Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization
(UNWTO) Commission for East Asia and UNWTO Regional Conference on Green Tourism, held from
3rd to 5th May of 2012, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Honorable Minister, Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Abdul
Gafoor and Deputy Director General Mr. Moosa Zameer Hassan from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Culture represented the Maldives in this meeting.
24
th
Joint Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for East Asia and
UNWTO Regional Conference on Green Tourism
The 4
th
Eco-Tourism Conference was held from 2
nd
to 5
th
September 2012, in Gyeonggi province of
Republic of South Korea. The Minister of State for Tourism, Arts and Culture Mr. Ahmed Shameem
participated in this conference from the Maldives.

Eco-Tourism Conference
The UNWTO Global Tourism Economy Forum was held from 9
th
to 11
th
September 2012, in Macau of
China. Deputy Director General of Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Hassan Zameel participated
in this forum from the Maldives.
The UNWTO Global Tourism Economy Forum
The third workshop and regional seminar on Statistics Capacity-Building Program (SCBP) for Asia-Pacific
region was held from 5-9 March 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. The SCBP was a series of training programs
organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) jointly with the Australian Department of
Resources, Energy and Tourism, and the Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand. These
programs were conducted in cooperation with UNESCAP, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand,
the National Statistical Office of Thailand and the Department of Tourism of Philippines.
The objective of the SCBP was to assist and encourage countries in improving and expanding their
Systems of Tourism Statistics (STS) for a better measurement, analysis, understanding and management of
the tourism sector. Ms. Mariyam Sharmeela, Director from the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and
Mr. Masoor Zubair, Manager from the Maldives Monetary Authority participated in this seminar and
workshop from the Maldives.
The 3
rd
UNWTO Workshop and Regional Seminar on Statistics
Capacity Building Program for Asia & the Pacific

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The 6
th
UNWTO / PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook
The 6
th
UNWTO / PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and Outlook, was held from 11th to 13th October 2012,
in Guilin, China, under the theme Collaboration and Partnership: Sharing for Better Practices. This is an
annual forum jointly organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA) and hosted by Guilin Municipal Peoples Government in collaboration with Hong Kong
Polytechnic University. The main objective of this annual forum is to provide a platform for governments,
industry and academics to share information, analyze global trends and the broader environment impacting
on tourism, and to map out the appropriate course of actions.
Over 200 participants from different agencies, organizations and 28 countries participated in this forum. The
Maldives was represented by Ms. Mariyam Sharmeela, Director of Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
Asia Pacific Symposium on MICE Tourism
High Level Asia Pacific Symposium on MICE Tourism was held from 15
th
to 18
th
October 2012, in
Hangzhou of China. This symposium was organized by UNWTO and Hangzhou Tourism Commission
(HTC). The Maldives was represented by Ms. Fathmath Samaah, Senior Planning Officer, from the Ministry
of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Workshop on Development of Cultural Tourism
Sub Regional Workshop on Development of Cultural Tourism in Asia and Pacific was held from 3
rd
to 5
th
of
September 2012, in Dhaka of Bangladesh. Mr. Ismail Nasru, Assistant Research officer of the Department of
Heritage took part in this workshop as the representative from the Ministry of Tourism Arts, and Culture,
Maldives. This workshop was organized by Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(IESCO) and Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO.
Workshop on Establishing Apprenticeship Skills Framework and
Industry Linkage System
Study on Establishing Apprenticeship Skills Framework and Industry Linkage System Workshop was held
from 1
st
to 19
th
October 2012, in Brisbane of Australia. Mr. Ali Shinan, Assistant Director of Ministry of
Tourism, Arts and Culture, participated in this workshop. The workshop was organized by Technical and
Vocational Education and Training Authority,

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Seminar on Tropical Resources Development & Environmental
Protection
A Seminar on Tropical Tourism Resources Development and Environmental Protection was held from 11
th
to
13
th
October 2012, in Anhui Province of China. Mr. Mohamed Azhan, Senior Revenue Officer of the
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, participated this seminar. The seminar was organized by the Ministry
of Commerce of China.
Workshop on How to Develop & Promote Islamic Travel and
Tourism Destinations
A training program on How to Develop and Promote Islamic Travel and Tourism Destination which was
organized by the Malaysian Islamic Tourism Centre, was held from 15
th
to 26
th
October 2012, in Kuala
Lampur, Malaysia. Ms. Aminath Shazra, Planning Officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
participated in this workshop from the Maldives.
Seminar on Tropical Agriculture and Tourism for Developing
Countries
A Seminar, organized by the Ministry of Commerce of China, on Tropical Agriculture and Tourism for
Developing Countries was held from 9
th
to 29
th
May 2012, in Hainan Province of China. Ms. Inara
Mohamed, Assistant Planning Officer and Ms. Kulshan Ahmed, Paralegal Assistant, from the Ministry of
Tourism, Arts and Culture participated this seminar as representatives from the Maldives.

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Marketing & Promotional Activities
Maldives Participates in ITB 2012
Maldives Marketing and Public Relation Corporation (MMPRC) together with Maldives Tourism
Industry have participated in ITB 2012 fair, the world's largest trade show for the travel industry, held in
Berlin, Germany from 7th -11th March 2012.
This year from the tourism industry in total more than 200 representatives from 64 companies and 5
officials from the Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation represented the Maldives delegation at the ITB
fair. Honorable Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Adeeb has also participated with the Maldives delegation.
Hon. Ahmed Adeeb highlighted the importance of having presence in the worlds largest travel show and
assures there would be positive growth and new developments to the tourism of Maldives in near future.
Furthermore the Minister himself and the whole industry who participated assured that Maldives and its
hospitality remain perfectly safe for visitors to enjoy their holiday. Minister Adeeb has conducted several
meetings with travel trade media and other prominent members including European Parliament President
Martin Schulz and German Parliament Member Michael Jorge during the trip.
Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation & along with other MATATO members have also held press
conferences on 8th March with a number of tour operators & media to underline current status of the
tourism stability in Maldives. In addition to this conference, Hon. Ahmed Adeeb and MMPRC officials
have conducted a press conference in London on the 12
th
of March, with several media and journalists to
assure the safety & stability of tourism industry.

Maldives Participates in the World Travel Market 2012
Maldives Marketing and Public Relation Corporation (MMPRC) together with Maldives Tourism
Industry have participated in WTM 2012 fair held in London, United Kingdom from 5th - 8th November
2012.
This year from the tourism industry in total 160 participants form 57 companies and 4 officials from the
Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation represented the Maldives delegation at the ITB fair. Honorable
Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Adeeb, State Ministrer Mr. Ahmed Shameem and Deputy Minister
Mr.Mohamed Maleeh Jamal participated with the Maldives delegation.
Hon. Ahmed Adeeb and MMPRC officials have conducted a press conference in London on the 6th of
November, with several media and journalists to pass information on 40 years of tourism and to update UK
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Other Promotional Activities
Ci ty/Country Venue Dates Type of Fai r
1 FITUR Madrid, Spain
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos 1, 28042 Madrid, Apdo. De Correos 67.067,
Spain
(www.fit uronline.com)
18-22 January Trade & Consumer
2 BOOT
Dusseldorf,
Germany
Messe Dusseldorf GmbH, D-40001 Dusseldorf, Germany
(www.boot .de)
21-29 January Dive
3 FESPO
Zurich,
Swit zerland
Exhibit ion Cent er Zurich, Wallisellenst rasse 49, CH-8050 Zurich,
Swit zerland
(www.fespo.ch)
26-29 January Trade & Consumer
4 SATTE New Delhi, India
Hall 8-12A, Pragat i Maidan, NewDelhi, India
(www.sat t e.org)
10-12 February Trade & Consumer
5 BIT Milan, It aly
Expo ct s via G. Govone, 66 - 20155 Milan, It aly
(www.expoct s.it /bit )
16-19 February Trade & Consumer
6 ITB Berlin, Germany
Messe Berlin GmbH, Messedamm 22, D-14055 Berlin, Germany
(www.it b-berlin.de)
7-11 March Trade & Consumer
7 MITT Moscow, Russia
Krasnaya Presnya Exhibit ion Complex, ZAO Expocent re, Moscow, Russia
(www.mit t -moscow.com)
21-24 March Trade & Consumer
8 GITF Guangzhou, China
China Import and Export Fair Complex (Area C) Guangzhou, China
510010
(www.git f.com.cn)
1-3 March Trade
9 Marine Diving Fair Tokyo, Japan
Ikebukuro-Sunshine Cit y Convent ion Cent er, Hall C & D, Ikebukuro,
Tokyo(www.marinediving.com, www.marine-web.com)
6-8 April Dive
10 Emirat es Holiday World Dubai, UAE
The Event Cent re - Al Ras Ballroom and Al Baraha Ballroom, Crowne
Plaza, Int erCont inent al Hot els Dubai, Fest ival Cit y
27-29 April Trade
11 ATM Dubai, UAE
Dubai Int ernat ional Convent ion & Exhibit ion Cent re, Sheikh Zayed Road,
Dubai, Unit ed Arab Emirat es
(www.arabiant ravelmarket .com)
30 April-3 May Trade & Consumer
12 EXPO 2012 Yeosu, Korea New Port Area, Yeosu 12 May - 12 August Trade & Consumer
13 IFTM Top Resa Paris, France
Paris Port e de Versailles Exhibit ion Cent re, 75015 Paris, France
(www.ift m.fr)
18-21 Sept ember Trade
14 JATA WTF Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Int ernat ional Exhibit ion Cent er, 3-21-1 Ariake, Kot o-ku, Tokyo
135-0063, Japan
(www.jat a-wt f.com)
20-23 Sept ember Trade & Consumer
15 TTGIncont ri Rimini, It aly
TTGIt alia S.p.A - RIMINI FIERA -Via Emilia, 155 - 47900 Rimini, It aly
(www.t t git alia.com/t t gincont ri)
4-6 Oct ober Trade
16 CITM Shanghai, China
Shanghai NewInt ernat ional Expo Cent re, 2345 Longyang Road, Pudong
New Area, Shanghai - China
(www.cit m.com.cn)
Oct ober Trade & Consumer
17
The Summer Goes on Tour ~
Thomascooks Summer 2013
Programme Present at ion
Berlin, Germany Airport Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
2-3 November
2012
Trade & Consumer
18 DEMA Show Las Vegas, USA
Sands Expo Convent ion Cent er, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
(www.demashow.com)
14-17 November Dive
19 WTM London, UK
ExCeL London, 1 West ern Gateway, Royal Vict oria Dock, London
Docklands, E16 1XL, Unit ed Kingdom
(www.wt mlondon.com)
5-8 November Trade
20 CITF Chengdu, China
Chengdu Cent ury Cit y NewInt ernat ional Convent ion; Exhibit ion Cent re 30 November -2
December
Trade
21
Travel Turkey Izmir Tourism
Fair and conference
Izmir, Turkey Int ernat ional Izmir Exhibit ion cent re, Izmir, Turkey
06 -09 December
2012
Trade
22 DRT Expo Hong Kong
Hong Kong Convent ion and Exhibit ion Cent er, Wanchai, Hong Kong
(www.divingandresort t ravelexpo.com)
15-17 Dec Dive & Liveaboard
Participated Fairs/Exhibitions, 2012
Name of Fai r

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Roadshows, 2012
Country Cities Dates Organizers Sponsors
1 China
Beijing, Chengdu,
Shenzhen, Hangzhou &
Shaghai
17- 21 April MMPRC/Mega MEGA Maldives
2 Italy Rome & Milan 15-16 October MMPRC/ TTg Italia
3 Czech Republic Prague 8-Oct MMPRC/ JWA
4 Poland Warsaw 9-Oct MMPRC/ Partner of Promotion
5 Ukraine Kiev 11-Oct MMPRC/ Partner of Promotion
6 Japan Osaka & Fukuoka 17-18 September MMPRC/Japan Embassy Singapore Airlines
7 Japan Tokyo 20-Sep MMPRC/Japan Embassy MEGA Maldives

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Definitions
Definitions in this publication are used as per World Tourism Organizations (UNWTO) recommendations. However,
some of the terminologies are specific to the use of data provided in this publication itself.

Following are some of the UNWTO definitions.

Tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not
more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.

International visitor refers to any person traveling to a country other than the one in which he/she has his/her usual
residence, but outside his/her usual environment, for less than 12 consecutive months and whose main purpose of trip is
other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited.

Tourist (overnight visitor) is a visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the
country visited.

Nationality of a visitor is that of the government issuing his/her passport or other identification document, even if
he/she normally resides in another country.

Tourist accommodation refers to any facility that regularly or occasionally provides overnight accommodation for
tourists.

Occupancy rate refers to the proportion of the rooms or bed-places in a collective tourism establishment that is
occupied over some period of time, such as night, month or year.

Duration of stay refers to the time spent during a visit measured from the stand point of the receiving country or place.

Tourism receipts are defined as expenditures of international inbound visitors including their payments to national
carriers for international transport. They also include any other prepayments or payments afterwards made for good and
services received in the destination country.

Apart from the above UNWTO definitions, the following definitions from the Maldives Tourism Act (Law No. 2/99)
are adopted for this publication.

Tourist resort refers to an island or a designated area of an island that has been developed to accommodate tourists and
to provide board and lodging facilities for them.

Tourist hotel refers to an establishment, other than a tourist resort or a tourist guesthouse that has been developed to
provide board and lodging or [only] lodging for tourists for a payment decided at a certain rate per day of stay.

Tourist guesthouse refers to an establishment, other than a tourist hotel, that has been developed, in compliance with
standards determined by the Ministry of Tourism, to provide board and lodging or [only] lodging for tourists for a
payment decided at a certain rate per day of stay.

Tourist vessel (safari vessel) refers to seagoing vessel that has been developed, in compliance with standards
determined by the Ministry of Tourism, to provide board and lodging for tourists for a payment decided at a certain rate
per day of stay on board such vessel.

Marina refers to harbors developed for anchoring yachts and such vessels and to provide various services to those
vessels. A Marina is also associated with accommodation facilities.

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