Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is "absolutely" helping Sri Lanka's travel industry, the country's Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Thursday.India was the Maldives' largest source market in 2023. But now it sits in 6th place, behind arrivals from China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany, according to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism.
He referenced the country's beaches, casinos, shopping and the Ramayana Trail, a series of sites that are referenced in the Ramayana, an ancient Hindu epic."Connectivity — that is the trigger factor," he said. "Sri Lankan Airlines alone flies 80 times a week into Indian airports.
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