The number of tourists visiting the Maldives has reached two million. This is a record even in the history of the Maldives.
The two millionth tourist to visit the Maldives is a female tourist from Austria. She arrived in the Maldives with her family on Qatar Airways flight QR670 from Doha, the capital of Qatar, at around 10:00 AM today.
A special ceremony was held at Velana International Airport (VIA) to welcome the two millionth tourist. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Tourism Ibrahim Faisal, Managing Director of MACL Ibrahim Shareef Mohamed, Managing Director of MMPRC Ibrahim Shiury, and Immigration Controller Mohamed Shamman.
The government’s target for this year was to bring two million tourists to the Maldives.
