TUI cancels more holidays to Sri Lanka as Foreign Office warn against all but essential travel

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TUI has cancelled further holidays to Sri Lanka, with all holidays up to and including June 12 being affected. The announcement comes as the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office continue to warn against all but essential travel to the country.

The warning comes as protests have been taking place across Sri Lanka due to an economic crisis. Locals are facing shortages of medicines, fuel and food as well as daily power cuts due to electricity rationing.

Several protests have taken place since March 31 and they are likely to continue. The FCDO announced that several incidents took place on May 9 which involved violence and have resulted in injuries and loss of life. READ MORE: Passport requirement update issued for anyone travelling to Portugal this summer TUI released a statement: “Due to the ongoing political and economic instability in Sri Lanka, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have advised against all but essential travel. “As a result, we’ve unfortunately had to cancel all holidays to Sri Lanka departing up to and including June 12 2022. “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.” When the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel, travel firms such as TUI, will usually cancel any trips they are operating and offer customers options such as rebooking to