Currently, the FCDO warns there is “a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK interests and British nationals”, adding: “Terrorists are likely to try and carry out attacks in Sri Lanka”.
It also says attacks in Sri Lanka could be “indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners such as hotels, tourist sites and places of worship”.
But, in an open letter signed by leading tourism providers from the UK and Sri Lanka, current advice is labelled “overly harsh” by campaigners who condemn the government for “systematically undermining the travel industry” in Sri Lanka.
