The Maldives welcomed its two millionth visitor of the year on Thursday – making 2024 a record year for Maldivian tourism in terms of tourist arrivals. Astrid Dirnegger, an Austrian woman on holiday with her husband and two children, arrived at the Velana International Airport (VIA) on Thursday morning on Austrian Airlines flight OS 045-6. […]
Read MoreAs of November 12, 244,000 Chinese tourists had visited the Maldives in 2024, accounting for approximately 14.1% of the total tourist arrivals. This figure represents 86% of 2019 levels, with China reclaiming its position as the top source market for Maldives tourism for the first time since the pandemic. According to Flight Master, flights between […]
Read MoreSri Lanka has welcomed its 2 millionth tourist who arrived from Bangkok this year, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), after a five-year gap. This marks the fourth time in history that annual tourist arrivals have surpassed 2 million, with previous instances occurring in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe and […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ press service reported on Dec. 23 that accommodation facilities’ income increased by 27% this year, reaching 224 billion tenge (US$429.5 million). According to Kazakh Deputy Minister of Tourism and Sports Yerzhan Yerkinbayev, government support measures for private investors and business entities must be enhanced next year. Efforts to attract […]
Read MoreThe accolades include International Wellness Destination for Paro at the Travel + Leisure India’s Best Awards 2024 and the Runner-Up for Favourite Overseas Destination at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards 2024. These awards underscore Bhutan’s growing reputation as a world-class destination for both wellness and immersive travel experiences. An official from the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi accepted the […]
Read MoreThe central bank, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has reported an increase in international flights that arrived in the Maldives during the first ten months of the year. A report published by MMA confirmed that the number of tourist arrivals also increased with the increase in international flights. According to the report, 13,671 international flights arrived […]
Read MoreThe Maldives has welcomed a little over 100,000 tourists in 17 days, from December 1st to 17th according to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism. As per statistics, total tourist arrivals from December 1st to 17th is at 103,560 which is a marginal 2.9 percent increment from the same period in 2023, during which arrivals […]
Read MoreTourism Ministry statistics show that Maldives has recorded 1.9 million tourist arrivals for far this year. This is an increase compared to the previous two years. In this regard, Maldives recorded 1.6 million tourist arrivals in the entirety of 2022 and 1.8 million tourist arrivals in the entirety of 2023. As the tourism peak season […]
Read MoreFor decades, Nepal has been one of the must-visit holiday destinations for Indians. They come to see the mystical mountains, visit the Pashupatinath shrine in Kathmandu and to go to Kailash Manasarovar in China, or to dive into one of the casinos—and for a host of other reasons. But the number of Indian visitors has […]
Read MoreMongol nomad migration and its associated practices have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). At the 19th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held on 2-6 December 2024, in Asuncion, the capital city […]
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