FCO rescinds Sri Lanka travel warning

The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has lifted the remaining travel warnings advising against visits to Sri Lanka.

The decision to remove the warning follows a recent security assessment led by deputy high commissioner Mark Gooding, who visited the Northern provinces of the country in June.

However, the FCO continues to urge caution.

“Isolated attacks cannot be ruled out and could be indiscriminate. Foreign tourists and visitors have not been targeted in the past but attacks have occurred in places frequented by foreigners”, read a recent statement.

Despite the ongoing risks, Sri Lanka has seen a near 50 per cent increase in total visitor numbers this year. Of the 279,000 tourists so far this year, nearly 45,000 came from the UK.

Source: BTN  

05.08.10