Bombing Links: Guest Houses and Hotel Industry

bombing links: Mawanella was the start' Sri Lankan town reels from bombing links Read more Tourism is a central pillar of the Sri Lankan economy, according to The Guardian. The hotel industry employs about 200,000 people but millions more rely on tourism for their income, including tuk-tuk drivers, guides, and owners of cafes, restaurants and guest houses. The change in guidance has prompted British citizens in the country to cut short their holidays and return to the UK, and many more to cancel forthcoming trips, causing a 1.5bn 1.15bn loss to the economy and leaving thousands of tourism workers facing uncertainty. Until a few days ago, this was paradise, said Samir Naumeh, 61, an Italian-Syrian who moved to Colombo a few years ago and runs a popular Italian restaurant in an upmarket neighbourhood. People thought there would be peace forever. He has had dozens of reservations cancelled in the week since the Easter Sunday attacks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.