Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is "absolutely" helping Sri Lanka's travel industry, the country's Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Thursday. "The Maldives issue is … helping us," Fernando told CNBC, referencing a social media row in January that resulted in a sharp drop in Indian visitors to the Maldives this year. India…
Heidi Sarna is the co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a guide to small-ship cruising. India is a spectacular destination, but it can also be a challenging and overwhelming place to travel. A river cruise mitigates some of the tough parts so you can focus on the amazing stuff—ornate Hindu temples and Mughul-era mosques and citadels, colorful markets,…