BoycottMakeMyTrip: Recently, after #BoycottMaldives trended on social media, users are now boycotting travel platform Make My Trip (#BoycottMakeMyTrip).
Why #BoycottMakeMyTrip trended?
Don’t say yourself an Indian if you can’t #BoycottMakeMyTrip. They are still providing booking for Maldives.
We must support indian tourism. Look how beautiful Lakshadweep is.
We Love India ❤️ & Maldives out#UninstallMakeMyTrip pic.twitter.com/bKGzxkGpRC
— RanaJi🏹 (@RanaTells) March 24, 2024
Travel platform MakeMyTrip had earlier taken a decisive step by suspending all flights to the Maldives after tensions escalated between India and the island nation.
Tweet by EaseMyTrip co-founder Nishant Pitti
In solidarity with our nation, @EaseMyTrip has suspended all Maldives flight bookings ✈️ #TravelUpdate #SupportingNation #LakshadweepTourism #ExploreIndianlslands #Lakshadweep#ExploreIndianIslands @kishanreddybjp @JM_Scindia @PMOIndia @tourismgoi @narendramodi @incredibleindia https://t.co/wIyWGzyAZY
— Nishant Pitti (@nishantpitti) January 7, 2024
Users have been criticizing MakeMyTrip for not taking the same action as MakeMyTrip during the recent controversy. Some are accusing it of having connections to China, even saying that Chinese officials sit on its board.
Boycott this Chinese app and cancel all the bookings made on MakeMyTrip now.#BoycottMakeMyTrip pic.twitter.com/Ek08p6fYf8
— Bharat Shakuntala Maurya (@Bharat_Maurya66) March 24, 2024
One user wrote, “Boycott the Chinese app and cancel all its bookings.” Another wrote, “Chinese investors influence this travel platform. Demand accountability for your personal data.” MakeMyTrip co-founder Nishant Pitti wrote, “@MakeMyTrip and @goibibo, Indian travelers are curious! Who are your top shareholders? Also, when we book international flights and share our passport information, where does it end? Attaching a screenshot from your website. Transparency on these matters would be highly appreciated!”
As Chinese investors influence travel platforms like @MakeMyTrip, demand accountability for your personal data… #BoycottMakeMyTrip pic.twitter.com/pTOlSJJcHy
— Mukesh Bangra (चौधरी) (@MukeshBangra12) March 24, 2024
One user wrote, “Don’t call yourself an Indian if you can’t #BoycottMakeMyTrip. They are still booking for Maldives. We should support Indian tourism. See how beautiful Lakshadweep is. We love India ❤️ and #UninstallMakeMyTrip from Maldives.”
An ex-user wrote ‘#Boycott MakeMyTrip Chinese app is currently providing booking facility for Maldives and is working against India.
Why did #BoycottMaldives trend?
Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Union Territory on January 2, during which he shared many photos of the sea beach on Twitter. Along with this, he appealed to the countrymen that if you are planning to travel abroad, then before that you must visit Lakshadweep once. Annoyed by PM Modi’s appeal, some ministers of Maldives made derogatory comments mocking India. After this, the opposition parties strongly criticized them for this act.