New Delhi: Both Indian interest in Turkay and Azerbaijan have lost rapid height after openly supporting Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Backlash is most visible in tourism, which has a stop in widespread cancellation and new booking.Turkee’s military support for Pakistan, including supply of drones used during recent attacks on Indian border areas, has provoked an anger wave. Indian travel agencies and platforms are now promoting promotion and advising customers to avoid both destinations.“Enough! Blood and booking will not flow together,” Ixigo co-founder Alok Bajpai wrote, announced all flights and hotel reservation suspensions for Turkey, Azerbaijan and China.Other platforms, including India’s largest online travel agency MakeMytrip, have reduced restrictions, but have issued strong advice to discourage non-essential journey.3.3 lakh Indian tourists visited Turki in 2024, spent an estimated $ 350-400 metersA spokesperson of Wednesday said on Wednesday that the booking for Türkiye and Azerbaijan had fallen by 60%, and the cancellation has increased by 250% in just one week.Travel agents in Major Metros said that public outrage is translating into decisive action. An agent from Mumbai said, “There is a growing belief that Indian money spent on tourism can promote hostile tasks against us.”Harsh Goenka, chairperson of RPG Group, weighed online. “Indians gave Turkiye and Azerbaijan 4,000 crores last year through tourism … Today, both are standing with Pakistan after Pahgam. Many beautiful places in India and the world. Please leave these two places.”The Indian outbound travel in both countries increased before the stress increased. The Turki saw around 3.3 lakh Indian tourists in 2024, which is a jump of 21% from the previous year. Azerbaijan welcomed 2.4 lakh Indians – double the figure of its 2023. Direct connectivity by airlines like Indigo played a role in increasing interest.But the fallout is intensified. Easemytrip is estimated that Indian tourists spent $ 350–400 million in Turkay alone last year, with average cost of $ 1,200–1,500 per capita. This flow is dramatically slowed down.Like traveling industry groups Travel agents association of india (Tai) and Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) have stopped promoting both destinations. Chairperson Devaki Thiagarajan of the south region of Tai said that refunds are being processed along with cooperation to selected airlines.Digital visa platform Atlis confirmed a steep decline in the Azerbaijan-bound application, despite the growing popularity of the country as an Europe’s budget friendly alternative. “People wanted something new beyond Singapore or Thailand. Azerbaijan offered a European experience at an excerpt of the price,” said Sezo Jose of the Indian Association of Tour operators. “She has disappeared.”Tai East President Anjani Dhanuka said that Kolkata has seen Turkish-bound passengers falling at least 50 per day falling to 50. MakemiTrip and Easemytrip data Azerbaijan cancellations show 30% spikes and increase by 22% for turkiye.Agents now suggest destinations with similar prices. For the couples who once chosen Turkey, where the cost of a week’s journey was Rs 3-4 lakhs, options include Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic or Germany. The budget passengers of Azerbaijan are being redirected to Vietnam, Singapore, Bali or Dubai.,
