TUI has cancelled more holidays to Sri Lanka following a Government travel warning.
Yesterday the UK Foreign Office urged Brits planning to head to the Asian country to think again, due to the serious disruption and strikes that have spilled out onto Sri Lankan streets.
At the end of Spring the German holiday company cancelled holidays to Sri Lanka until the end of May, which was later updated to include June. Now TUI has decided to scrap all trips to the country until July 18.
"Due to the ongoing political and economic instability in Sri Lanka, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have advised against all but essential travel," a spokesperson for the company said.
"As a result, we’ve unfortunately had to cancel all holidays to Sri Lanka departing up to and including 18 July 2022.
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"We will be proactively contacting all impacted customers in departure date order to discuss their options.
"Please note this advice does not apply to customers transiting through Sri Lanka’s international airport and customers currently in resort can continue to enjoy their holiday as planned.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and update customers should there be any further updates.
"We would like to thank our customers for their understanding at this time."
Economic mismanagement and the aftermath of Covid have left cash-strapped Sri Lanka people unable to pay for essential imports of food, fertiliser, medicines and fuel because of a severe dollar crunch.
Yesterday the UK Government warned holidaymakers could encounter "demonstrations, roadblocks and violent unrest at short notice".
Visiting countries against Foreign Office advice would be likely to invalidate your travel insurance, the Association of British Insurers said.
The travel warning was previously in place from 13 May to 10 June.
A shortage of basic necessities including medicines, cooking gas, fuel and food has sparked protests and violence in the Asian country.
Sri Lanka's government said it only had enough petrol to last one day.
The country's 22 million people are suffering from the most serious financial turmoil in seven decades, with severe shortages of fuel, medicines and other essentials amid record inflation and a devaluation of its currency.
