The Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has written to EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti, requesting him to reverse the decision to cancel flight bookings to Maldives through his platform.
The Indian market remains an “indispensable force” in the success of the Maldivian tourism sector, providing vital support to guest houses and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that depend on the influx of Indian visitors, according to Abdulla Ghiyas, the president of the travel body.
The travel body noted that tourism is the archipelago’s “lifeblood”, contributing over two-thirds of its GDP and providing livelihoods to approximately 44,000 Maldivians.