Why People Use The Maldives For Tourism

People may use the Maldives to get away from their city lives and to enjoy some alone time or some time to unwind. Because the Maldives are so isolated from any big forms of civilisation, people are able to feel that they are having some time to reflect on their busy lifestyles.

Many people from colder places such as England may want to experience a tropical climate. The Maldives only has 2 wet monsoon seasons (1900mm rain per year) and an average temperature of 26 degrees to 30 degrees with 2704 hours of sunshine annually. It would be the best to visit from January to April because the rainfall levels are low while the temperatures are still hot. Like most typical tropical islands, coconut and palm trees are found along the beaches and most of the islands are covered in green shrub.

Nature-based tourism is the most popular industry and it calls for about 70% of GDP. Also, the waters of the Maldives are rich with fish, and fishing and fish processing are also very popular and attracts about 10% of GDP.

Economic reasons for visiting the Maldives may be because it will be cheaper for some people who live closer to fly there, than it is for others. So if people want to visit somewhere tropical and they live in the Northern Hemisphere, it would be easier for them to go to the Maldives rather than Fiji. In 2009 over 655,000 tourists (mainly from Europe) visited Maldives staying on average 8 days. In February 2010 tourist numbers reached a record high of 77,063, mostly from China, Italy and Britain. Europe and China are both quite close to the Maldives which would mean that it would cost less for them to fly there compared to people like us who live further away which means our plane ticket would cost more.  

The Maldives are also used culturally for special occasions such as weddings where traditional Maldivian dances and festivities are held. People from all over the world who want to experience a different culture may come here to get married and especially people from colder places who want a tropical wedding.