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Maldives Islands Map & Table

 


Figure 1- Map of the Maldives


Table 2: Response Rate

No.

Name of the Resort

No. of Quest. Administered

No. of Responses

%

1

ALIMATHA AQUATIC RESORT

41

29

71

2

ARI BEACH RESORT

48

-

. -

3

BANDOS ISLAND RESORT

90

9

10

4

COCO PALM RESORT

40

8

20

5

DHIGUFINOLHU ISLAND RESORT

39

-

-

6

ELLAIDHOO TOURIST RESORT

20

-

-

7

EMBUDU VILLAGE

47

12

26

8

ERIYADU ISLAND RESORT

18

9

50

9

FESDU FUN ISLAND

22

-

-

10

FIHAALHOHI TOURIST RESORT

28

18

64

11

FULL MOON BEACH RESORT

60

-

-

12

FUN ISLAND RESORT

40

2

5

13

GIRAVARU ISLAND RESORT

26

-

-

14

HALAVELI HOLIDAY VILLAGE

22

16

73

15

HELENGELI TOURIST VILLAGE

20

-

-

16

HILTON MALDIVES ON RANGALI ISLAND

52

10

19

17

HOLIDAY ISLAND

57

10

18

18

IHURU TOURIST RESORT

18

18

100

19

KUREDU ISLAND RESORT

120

4

3

20

LAGOONA BEACH RESORT

52

12

23

21

LOHIFUSHI ISLAND RESORT

51

13

25

22

LILY BEACH RESORT

31

14

45

23

MADOOGALI TOURIST RESORT

20

-

-

24

MEERU ISLAND RESORT

85

-

-

25

NIKA ISLAND RESORT

11

10

91

26

PALM BEACH ISLAND

40

2

5

27

PARADISE ISLAND RESORT

104

16

15

28

REETHI BEACH RESORT

40

26

65

29

REETHI RAH RESORT

24

-

-

30

RIHIVELI BEACH RESORT

20

20

100

31

THULHAGIRI ISLAND RESORT

23

4

17

32

THUNDUFUSHI ISLAND RESORT

19

-

-

33

VAKARUFALHI ISLAND RESORT

20

6

30

34

VILLIVARU ISLAND RESORT

24

7

29

35

VILU REEF RESORT

27

12

44

36

EQUATOR VILLAGE - GAN

31

-

-

Total

 

1430

287

20



Table 3 Nationality Breakdown

Nationality

Percentage

% Share of 1999 Arrivals in the Maldives

Germany

22.71

20.1

Italy

20.15

20.6

United Kingdom

13.92

14.9

Switzerland

13.19

5.3

France

9.89

5.5

Japan

7.69

9.4

Austria

5.49

3.2

Netherlands

1.47

2.2

Americas

1.10

1.4

Singapore

1.10

0.6



Table 4 Country of Residence

Country

Frequency

Percentage

Germany

60

22.47

Italy

52

19.48

United Kingdom

37

13.86

Switzerland

36

13.48

France

27

10.11

Japan

18

6.74

Austria

13

4.87

Singapore

5

1.87

Maldives

3

1.12

Netherlands

3

1.12

USA

2

0.75

Cyprus

2

0.75

UAE

2

0.75

Martinique

1

0.37

Vanuatu

1

0.37

Luxembourg

1

0.37

Turkey

1

0.37

New Caledonia

1

0.37

Ireland

1

0.37

Belgium

1

0.37



Table 5 Location of Initial Dive

Country

Frequency

Percent

Maldives

78

27.08

Italy

36

12.50

Germany

22

7.64

Egypt

15

5.21

Japan

14

4.86

United Kingdom

12

4.17

France

11

3.82

Switzerland

10

3.47

Australia

5

1.74

USA

5

1.74

Thailand

5

1.74

Philipines

4

1.39

Mexico

4

1.39

Austria

4

1.39

Kenya

4

1.39

Turkey

4

1.39

Malta

4

1.39

Netherlands

3

1.04

Spain

3

1.04

Mauritius

3

1.04

Israel

3

1.04

Bahamas

3

1.04

Zanzibar

3

1.04

Martinique

2

0.69

Seychelles

2

0.69

Malaysia

2

0.69

Cyprus

2

0.69

Singapore

2

0.69

Belgium

2

0.69

St Lucia

2

0.69

Antilles

1

0.35

Papua New Guinea

1

0.35

Dominican Republic

1

0.35

Indonesia

1

0.35

Greece

1

0.35

Portugal

1

0.35

Barbados

1

0.35

Fiji

1

0.35

Tobago

1

0.35

Columbia

1

0.35

Comores

1

0.35

British Virgin Islands

1

0.35

Canary Island

1

0.35

Tanzania

1

0.35

Oman

1

0.35

Costa Rica

1

0.35

Jamaica

1

0.35



Table 6 Frequency of Visits

Number of Visits

%

1

22

2

19

3

15

4

11

5

10

6

5

7

2

8

7

9

3

10

1

12

2

15

2

19

1

25

1



Table 7 Length of Stay

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Mode

National Average

Length of Stay

2

150

13

14

8.07



Table 8 Purpose of Trip

Purpose of trip

Percentage

Dive in the Maldives

80

General Holiday

15

Others

3

Dive in the Maldives including other countries

1

General Holiday including other countries

1



Table 9 Package Price

US Dollars

%

2000

12.14

3000

10.98

1500

10.40

1600

4.05

1700

4.05

2500

4.05

3500

4.05

1400

3.47

5000

3.47

1300

2.89

2300

2.89

2800

2.89

2200

2.31

4500

2.31

1150

1.73

1200

1.73

1800

1.73

1900

1.73

2400

1.73

10000

1.73

1100

1.16

2100

1.16

2560

1.16

2700

1.16

2750

1.16

2900

1.16

3300

1.16

3700

1.16

4600

1.16

6000

1.16

7850

1.16

81

0.58

500

0.58

766

0.58

1000

0.58

1680

0.58

1750

0.58

2250

0.58

2816

0.58

4000

0.58

4200

0.58

5500

0.58

7000

0.58



Table 10 Name of the Resorts


Table 11 Mean Scores of Selected Services and Attributes at the Resort Level

Transfer from the airport to the resort

First Impression of the Resort

Friendliness of the Staff

Peacefulness & Tranquillity

Value for money

Aggregate Mean Scores

2.21

1.52

1.66

1.64

2.50

1= Very Good, 2 = Good, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Poor, 5 = V. Poor



Table 12 Ratings of Services Offered at the Dive School

Location of Dive School

Information about the Dive School

Professionalism of Dive School Staff

Quality of Diving Equipment

Safety Procedures

Size of Dive Boat

Briefing prior and after Dive

Number of Divers on the Boat

Variety of Services

Total Mean Scores

1.39

1.59

1.26

1.57

1.36

1.55

1.38

1.74

1.59

1= Very Good, 2 = Good, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Poor, 5 = V. Poor



Table 13 Ratings of Selected Attributes Related to Diving

Visibility

Diversity of Marine Species

Variety of Corals

Underwater Geology

Artificial Reefs

Access to Dive Sites from Resorts

Total Mean Scores

1.99

1.52

2.72

2.21

2.90

1.68

1= Very Good, 2 = Good, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Poor, 5= V. Poor



Table 14 Mean Scores for the Selected Statements

Statements

Mean

Maldives has a varied and rich fish life

1.34

Marine Species in the Maldives do not show fear of divers

1.91

Diving in the Maldives is expensive

2.17

Night fishing should be banned

2.27

Majority of corals are dead due to coral bleaching

2.27

Dive sites should be closed for rejuvenation

2.54

Greater opportunities should be provided to experience local culture

2.79

Professional Divers should be allowed to dive without supervision

3.02

It should be allowed to dive deeper than 30 mts

3.26

Maldivian Resorts lacks evening entertainment

3.28

Dive sites in the Maldives are crowded

3.47

All the resorts in the Maldives offer the same experience

3.51

One visit to the Maldives is enough and there is no need for a second visit

4.21

1= Strongly Agree, 2 = Agree, 3 = Don't Know, 4 = Disagree, 5 = Strongly Disagree



Table 15 Best Dive Sites in the Maldives

Dives Sites

Percentage

Manta Point

6.13

Maayathila

4.25

Alimatha DC

3.77

Embudu Express

3.77

Kuredu Caves

3.3

Kudarah Thila

2.83

Coliseum

2.83

Fotteyo

2.83

H.P Reef

2.83

Barakuda Point

2.83

Guraidu Corner

2.36

Cocoa Thila

2.36

Maalhos Thila

2.36

Beyru Thila

1.89

Banana Reef

1.89

Aquarium

1.89

Maavary Kuda Thila

1.42

Hanga Thila

1.42

Angaga Thila

1.42

Reethi Beach Resort

1.42

Tinuwana Kandu

1.42

Moonu Thila

1.42

Paradise Rock

1.42

Dhigali Haa

1.42

Maagiri Reef

1.42

House Reef

1.42


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