Maldives was a Bollywood bolthole during India's second wave. Now wealthy Indians are shut out

The atoll nation's Ministry of Tourism and immigration authority announced the temporary ban on Tuesday, which applies to all visa holders from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as people who have transited those countries in the past 14 days.

The travel ban doesn't apply to people already in the archipelago, but it will frustrate the plans of those who had hoped of a potential escape to Maldives.As India sank deeper into a COVID-19 crisis that began in mid-March, a number of Bollywood entertainers reportedly left the country. Some individuals paid more than $65,000 for a one-way ticket for a charter flight to Maldives in April, Mehra added.

In early May, Bhatt and a number of other celebrities also took part in a virtual fundraiser,"I Breathe For India," that raised more than $2 million in Covid relief funds.Maldives' economy is heavily reliant on tourism — before the pandemic, the islands welcomed 1.7 million visitors in 2019. By May, Maldives was introducing new restrictions. All new arrivals were required to show proof of a negative test taken within 96 hours of their departure for the islands. Then, visitors from South Asia were only allowed to stay on inhabited islands. Mehra, the air charter CEO, said that had reduced demand for charter flights to the destination.

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