Maldives has always been a
popular tourist destination with Indians. However, ever since Bollywood diva
Bipasha Basu posted her first honeymoon pictures from the sun-kissed beaches of
the beautiful island nation, couples planning their honeymoons in India have
gone into frenzy!
Travel advisers and experts say
the past few days have seen inquiries about tour packages for Maldives go up
exceptionally, with a lot of honeymooners enquiring about special destinations
in the islands. Many who were hitherto undecided about their destination and
were confused between a few seem to have suddenly made up their mind for the
Indian Ocean islands.
Notably, Bipasha and her beau
actor Karan Singh Grover tied the knot in a widely attended wedding on April
30, and flew on to the Maldives for their honeymoon this week. From the
pristine beaches of the destination, both have been posting wonderfully
romantic and exotic pictures, obviously having a gala time.
“Given its proximity to India,
Maldives has in recent years caught up as a popular destination among Indian
tourists. But, Bipasha seems to have driven its popularity to the next level,
especially among young couples who are planning their honeymoon. Interestingly,
the inquiries and requests for honeymoon packages to Maldives have suddenly
gone up this week. Maldives tourism will certainly see an increased footfall from
Indians this year,” says Kapil Goswamy, Founder and MD Bigbreaks.com.
When asked by what number the
travellers to Maldives have increased, Kapil Goswamy says: “It would be
relevant to mention that post the stories and images appearing in the press,
there has been a big increase of 20% in the number of queries we are getting
for Maldives, particularly from young couples planning their honeymoons for
later in the year. The exact numbers will be revealed only after a few months
when the trips take place, for now the interest for that destination is clearly
up.
He also added that the current
size of tourist industry of Maldives has much been boosted after the honeymoon
pictures of Bipasha Basu? He adds, “According to figures available, during
2014, the Maldives got about 46000 tourists from India , and this number stood
at close to 50000 for 2015. With all the
press reports and images of Bipasha Basu’s honeymoon in the Maldives, this
number is set to rise dramatically (by upto 20%) during 2016 and is expected to
grow more.
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