Minister of Tourism and Environment Thoriq Ibrahim has stated that more than 7,000 tourist beds have been established in the Maldives over the past two years.
As the country’s tourism sector continues to expand, new facilities and services for visitors are being introduced across the industry.
Minister Thoriq said a number of key tourism establishments were registered during the past two years. These include 6 resorts, 23 liveaboards, 3 hotels, 216 guesthouses, 54 dive centres, 58 homestays and 422 travel agencies.
The Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MoTE) has been working to increase the number of beds available for tourists. Over the past two years, 1,554 beds were added in resorts, 503 beds in liveaboards, 708 beds in hotels, 4,062 beds in guesthouses and 368 beds in homestays.
Data from MoTE shows that a total of 67,475 beds were available in the Maldives by the end of last year, compared with 63,248 beds available in 2024. With 7,195 new beds registered last year, the total number of tourist beds currently in service has now reached 68,244.
The largest number of beds has been opened in resorts. In 2025, six new resorts became operational, bringing the total number of resorts in the Maldives to 186. With this, the total number of beds in resorts has reached 45,009.
In addition to resorts, guesthouses have also contributed a substantial number of new beds to the tourism sector.