Future of Tourism for the Maldives
At TheBigDay, we get a lot of people searching for travel to the Maldives. I’ve never been, but it looks stunning. Apparently lots of other people think so as well – the country is on pace to build 50 new resorts in the next four years and most of the population of 300,000 are employed in some way by the tourism industry.
Currently, Brits, Germans and Italians make up the bulk of the travelers, but due to its proximity to India, there are plenty of travelers from Asia as well.
Read more on the changes the island nation is making to entice visitors in this article.
Unsurprisingly, sun-seeking Europeans account for the majority of visitors to the islands —representing around 80 percent of arrivals. Of this, UK tourists make up the biggest share, followed by Italians and Germans.
