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One of the top travel locations in the world for sun, surf, and sustainability is the Maldives. Up until December 2023, the majority of visitors to the Maldives were from India. The Maldives Tourism Ministry reports that 2,09,198 visitors were from India. While visitors from China and Russia were 1,87,118 and 2,09,146, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But 2024 did not get off to a good start for the Maldives. During PM Modi’s visit to Lakshadweep, the Maldives deputy cabinet ministers Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef, and Mahzoom Majid made disparaging statements about him while marketing the island as a tourist destination for Indians.
The comments have hurt the island nation since, according to Indian tour companies, there are “no new enquiries by people” to travel there. There has been a noticeable effect on Maldives bookings, with many Indian travellers cancelling as well. Even though many Indians claim to have cancelled their scheduled vacations, MakeMyTrip’s founder, Deep Karla, stated that “there has been no mass cancellation of planned holidays by Indians to the island nation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additionally, MakeMyTrip revealed that since PM Modi’s January 2 visit to Lakshadweep, on-platform searches for the island have increased by 3,400%. MakeMyTrip launched the ‘Beaches of India’ campaign, offering a range of bargains and discounts to encourage travellers to visit beaches across the country, in response to the significant surge in interest in Indian beaches and the big search response for the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid the dispute, social media users began to use the hashtag #BoycottMaldives, and the Indian Association of Tour Operators anticipates that this will have a bigger effect in the following 20 to 25 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has not been any investigation on the Maldives, mysteriously. Sudden dips are present. A payment made will not be refunded to the payer. Rajiv Mehra, head of the Indian Association of Tour Operators, stated, “We anticipate that people will not make travel plans to the Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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