EaseMyTrip quietly restarted bookings to Maldives after boycott? Co-founder says…

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On January 8, EaseMyTrip announced that it had indefinitely suspended flight bookings to the Maldives amid a diplomatic row...

Months after suspending flight and hotel bookings for the Maldives amid a diplomatic row, online travel aggregator EaseMyTrip silently resumed online reservations for the Island nation.e)..

Several users on social media shared screenshots of the booking options available on the online platform..

Another social media user, Rohit, wrote that he, too, could access flights and hotels to the Maldives last week on EaseMyTrip..

Earlier this month, the archipelago's tourism minister urged Indian tourists to visit the country and support their economy, which relies heavily on tourism..

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