yearbook 2009.indd - Ministry of Tourism Arts & Culture

There are generally four types of tourist accommodation commodat
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in the Maldives. Out of which, resorts are the mainly
used form of accommodation in the Maldives and the rest include Safari Vessels, Hotels and Guest Houses.
(Refer Table1)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Type of Establishment No Beds No Beds No Beds No Beds No Beds
Resorts 87 16,858 88 17,348 89 17,802 92 19,028 94 19,860
Hotels 8 636 8 636 9 713 11 836 13 1,110
Guest Houses 28 425 28 425 21 391 24 400 24 400
Safari Vessels 113 1,676 121 1,789 116 1,599 133 1,923 143 2,094
Total 236 19,595 245 20,198 235 20,505 260 22,187 274 23,464
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture
Tourist resorts, with its unique one island one resort concept, continue to be the most attractive type of
accommodation in the Maldives. Resorts consist over 85% of total bed capacity of the country. Over the last
five years, resort bed capacity has been increasing at an average rate of 2.5% per year. Number of resorts
increased from 87 in 2004 to 94 in 2008. The bed capacity of resorts increased from 16,858 in 2004 to 19,704
in 2008.
The second type of accommodation in the Maldives is the live-aboard safari vessels, which contribute over
8% to total bed capacity of the Maldives. With the increasing popularity of this type of accommodation, the
bed capacity increased from 1,676 in 2004 to 2,094 in 2008.
Hotels and Guest Houses provide accommodation to tourists visiting Male’, the capital. By the end of
2008 there were 13 hotels and 24 guest houses with 1,110 beds and 400 beds respectively. Out of these 37
establishments, all except two are located in Male’.
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