URL With Anchors Issue - DEMO 1 (HTML)

I've added a smooth scroll to one of my buttons but it does not seem to be working correctly.

This is the code:

<a href="#get-inspired" class="menu-link" data-kt-scroll-toggle>
</a>

For some reason, when I place the anchor in the href, the page url (index2.php) is not detected in the address. Instead it just shows the main url (https://epikescapes.com/)

The anchor URL appears as https://epikescapes.com/#get-inspired when it should be appearing as https://epikescapes.com/index2.php#get-inspired so that the smooth scroll works. Instead, the page just reloads.

You can test it out here: https://epikescapes.com/index2.php
- Mouse over DESTINATIONS and click on AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

Any assistance would be appreciated as this is the first time I've come across this issue with anchors.