The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
The Maldives is experiencing a significant increase in tourism, with Russia leading the pack. With over 1,000 stunning coral islands, one of the world’s most beautiful locations has many reasons to attract tourists, and last year, a record number of tourists visited the Indian Ocean country.
The country is home to 176 resorts, 809 guesthouses, and 14 hotels, and is attractive to all budgets, with a wide variety of accommodation options. Maldives celebrated a 12% increase in arrivals last year, a record for the nation. According to new data from the Ministry of Tourism, the most arrivals came from India, Russia, and China.
Seaplane approaching a tropical paradise island in the Maldives, Indian Ocean
After a recent call to boycott the Maldives, India was edged out of the top spot after negative remarks were made against India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Russia held the leading market with 174,416 arrivals, followed…





















