The number of operational tourist accommodation establishments across the Maldives has surged.
This was revealed by the latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism on November 14.
As such, the ministry’s figures revealed that as of November 13, the number of operational tourist accommodation facilities across the Maldives sat at 1,241.
The guesthouses span across 116 islands of 19 atolls, with hotels operational in nine islands of eight atolls. 68 percent of the bed capacity is occupied by resorts, followed by 24 percent occupied by guesthouses, five percent by safari vessels and three percent by hotels.
Presently, a total of 62,688 tourist beds are in operation across these facilities, which include 171 resorts, 902 guesthouses, 14 hotels and 154 live-aboard vessels.
The beds operational across these facilities include 42,539 in resorts, 1,956 in hotels, 15,185 in guesthouses and 3,008 in live-aboard vessels.
Tourist facilities currently in operation are:
- Two resorts and 24 guesthouses in four islands of Haa Alif atoll,
- Two resorts, one hotel and 18 guesthouses in five islands of Haa Dhaal atoll,
- Two resorts and nine guesthouses in six islands of Shaviyani atoll,
- Eight resorts and 13 guesthouses in five islands of Noonu atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and six guesthouses in seven islands of Raa atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and 72 guesthouses in 13 islands of Baa atoll,
- 11 resorts and five guesthouses in four islands of Lhaviyani atoll,
- 56 resorts, eight hotels and 327 guesthouses in 10 islands of Kaafu atoll,
- 10 resorts and 160 guesthouses in eight islands of Alif Alif atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and 104 guesthouses in 10 islands of Alif Dhaal atoll,
- Five resorts, one hotel and 58 guesthouses in five islands of Vaavu atoll,
- Three resorts and five guesthouses in five islands of Meemu atoll,
- One resort and eight guesthouses in two islands of Faafu atoll,
- Eight resorts and nine guesthouses in six islands of Dhaalu atoll,
- One resort and nine guesthouses in five islands of Thaa atoll,
- Two resorts and four guesthouses in one island of Laamu atoll,
- Five resorts, one hotel and 13 guesthouses in six islands of Gaaf Alif atoll,
- Three resorts and 10 guesthouses in four islands of Gaaf Dhaal atoll,
- 27 guesthouses in Fuvahmulah City,
- Two resorts, one hotel and 21 guesthouses in six districts of Addu City in Seenu atoll
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,252 tourist facilities which include 154 safari vessels, 902 guesthouses, 14 hotels and 182 resorts. This means that of the total facility capacity, 11 resorts have yet to resume operations.
