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Sri Lanka no longer off limits to UK visitors 6th June 2019

The FCO has changed its stance on the country and no longer advises against all but essential travel. Instead, the warning is merely to see the FCO advice before travelling.

The UK government advised against all but essential travel following Easter’s terrorist attacks in which more than 250 people were killed in bombings that targeted hotels and churches.

This led to some operators pulling its clients out and removing the destination from sale.

The FCO website now gives a green coding to the entire island despite warning that terrorists “are very likely to carry out attacks” and that curfews are still being imposed in some areas