Maldives Tourism Body's Plea To EaseMyTrip, "Indian Brothers, Sisters"
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MATATO called Indian tourists "an indispensable force in the success of the Maldivian tourism sector, providing vital support to guest houses and small to medium-sized enterprises..."
Amid the row between India and the Maldives - triggered last week after three ministers' comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi - a prominent Maldivian tourism body has called on India-based travel aggregator EaseMyTrip to re-open flight bookings, via its platform, to the island nation. Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators writes to EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti to re-open flight bookings to Maldives pic.twitter.com/ojCxpPar7b In solidarity with our nation, @EaseMyTrip has suspended all Maldives flight bookings ✈️ #TravelUpdate#SupportingNation#LakshadweepTourism#ExploreIndianlslands#Lakshadweep#ExploreIndianIslands@kishanreddybjp@JM_Scindia@PMOIndia@tourismgoi@narendramodi@incredibleindiahttps://t.co/wIyWGzyAZY
The Maldives Association of Tour and Travel Operators, or MATATO, on Tuesday called on EaseMyTrip to disregard the "regrettable" comments, and said the remarks "do not reflect sentiments of Maldivians in general". MATATO also offered "sincere apologies" for the "hurt" caused.
The statement, addressed to EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti, underlined the importance of Indian tourists - who have topped foreign arrivals to the country post-Covid - to the Maldivian economy.
