Indian travel company EaseMyTrip suspended all flight bookings to the Maldives following derogatory remarks by Maldivian ministers about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Founders said the company would instead promote Indian destinations such as Lakshadweep, while the Indian Association of Tour Operators reported a drop in Maldives inquiries.
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Water & beaches of Lakshadweep are as good as Maldives/Seychelles. We at @EaseMyTrip will come up with crazy special-offers to promote this pristine destination that our PM @narendramodi has recently visited!
…Our company is entirely homegrown and made in India. Amid the row over Maldives MP's post on PM Modi's visit to Lakshadweep, we have decided that we will not accept any bookings for Maldives…We want Ayodhya and Lakshadweep to turn out as …
Suddenly, there has been no inquiry on the Maldives. There are sudden drops. Those who have made payments will not cancel them. We are expecting that people will not book trips to the Maldives.
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Following the diplomatic rift between India and the Maldives, EaseMyTrip, a prominent Indian travel company, has decided to suspend all flight bookings to the Maldives.
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Nishant Pitti, CEO of EaseMyTrip, confirmed the suspension of services to the Maldives in an interaction with news agency ANI.
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