Maldives stares at Indian tourists drying up as travel biggies join boycott call; step up desi focus

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 8, 2024
The anger over derogatory remarks made by Maldives politicians against PM Modi is leading to travel companies and industry chambers boycotting the archipelago. Travel portals are seeing a surge in searches for desi destinations like Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar. EaseMyTrip has suspended all Maldives flight bookings, while...

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Published on January 7, 2024 -  03:36
Boycott Maldives: Foreign Affairs Expert questions Maldivian ministersโ€™ involvement | Oneindia
On Maldives MP's post on PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep, Foreign Affairs Expert Abhijit Iyer-Mitra says "This all started off because the Indian Twitter commentariat started comparing PMs visit to Lakshadweep as some kind of a counter to Maldives, which it was not. The development of tourism in India has nothing to do with the Maldives or in response to the Maldives...When Maldives Twitterati are fighting the Indian Twitterati, the real question is, why did members of the Maldives government decide to get involved in all of this? Because Indian Twitterati are not the Indian government. Government involvement is a completely different ballgame...The question is, why has the Indian High Commission even taken this up? This should have been dealt with proactively by President Muizzu himself..." #BoycottMaldives #ForeignAffairsExpert #MaldivianMinistersInvolvement #MuizzuGovernment #IndianTwitterati #MaldivianTwitterati #AakashChopra #TourismControversy #MaldivesBacklash #SocialMediaOutcry #InfluencersSpeakOut #AntiIndiaComments #TourismBoycott #MaldivesTourismRow #OnlineProtest #CelebritiesReact #DigitalActivism #MaldivesCommentsControversy #TourismImpact #OnlineSolidarity #IndianInfluencers #AakashChopraJoins #BoycottCall #InternetBacklash #SocialMediaUproar ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.103~GR.123~

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