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Campaigners claim qualified victory after FCDO revises Sri Lanka travel advice

Government
James Chapple
8 April 2024

Travel trade campaigners, who have been calling on the Foreign Office (FCDO) to soften its travel advice for Sri Lanka, have claimed a qualified victory after the advice was revised at the weekend, although the wording continues to warn prominently of the risk of terror attacks in the country.

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It is the first time JG's brands have offered long-haul options (Credit: Mariana Proenca / Unsplash)

Earlier this year Sri Lanka specialist Experience Travel Group published an open letter warning the FCDO’s travel advice for Sri Lanka was "systematically undermining the travel industry" and harming the country’s recovery from both the Easter 2019 terror attacks and the pandemic.