Indian Travel Firms Suspend Bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan Over Pakistan Support
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Travel is now becoming part of India's soft power toolkit. And the country is no longer shying away from using its muscle to make that point.
Several Indian travel companies suspended new bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan on Friday, a new step in the escalating fallout from the India-Pakistan conflict.
The decisions followed official condemnations from Turkey and Azerbaijan of India’s recent strikes in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, sparking calls on Indian social media for a boycott of travel to both nations.
https://twitter.com/MFATurkiye/status/1920043189332779242PickYourTrail said it is still supporting travelers currently abroad or with existing itineraries, but that it will not accept new trips to Turkey or Azerbaijan.
“We’re pausing all new bookings to these destinations for now,” said Hari Ganapathy, co-founder of PickYourTrail, in a post on LinkedIn. “This isn’t a judgment on p
