US Edition‘50% travel bookings’ for Turkey, Azerbaijan from India cancelled over Pakistan support amid boycott calls
- Indians have cancelled numerous holiday bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan in May 2025 following renewed India-Pakistan conflict and related geopolitical tensions.
- The cancellations followed Turkey and Azerbaijan publicly backing Pakistan after India launched Operation Sindoor against terror camps in Pakistan in early May.
- Travel platforms like ixigo and MakeMyTrip suspended bookings to these countries while many Indian travelers shifted plans to Georgia, Serbia, Greece, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- Bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan dropped about 60% with cancellations surging roughly 250%, while EaseMyTrip saw cancellation rises of 22% and 30% respectively due to geopolitical tensions.
- The boycott signals rising nationalistic sentiment in India and could harm Turkey's economy, which earned nearly Rs 3,000 crore from Indian tourism in 2024.
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‘50% travel bookings’ for Turkey, Azerbaijan from India cancelled over Pakistan support amid boycott calls
Turkey and Azerbaijan had openly supported Pakistan after India launched air strikes under Operation Sindoor on nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Why growing boycott calls in India is bad news for Turkey's economy
After India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Turkey backed Pakistan by criticising the strikes. Ankara also played a direct part in the conflict by sending Islamabad around 350 drones that were used against India as well as military advisors. Now, with Indian tourists cancelling trips to Turkey and businesses getting in on the act, let's examine why a boycott call is bad news for Ankara's economy
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