Tag: Terrorism
Easter attack could ruin Sri Lanka’s tourism dept targets
Colombo/Kolkata (TAN): The travel industry is bracing for the impact of the horrific attack in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and Negombo, where the airport is located, on Easter Sunday.
The island nation had welcomed 2.1 million tourists in 2017 and had set the target to double that number this year.
To that effect, it had announced to offer free visas to citizens of more than 30 countries, including the US, UK, European Union and Thailand in an effort to attract tourists during the low Yala monsoon season. Continue reading Easter attack could ruin Sri Lanka’s tourism dept targets
Indians advised against travelling to Yemen
April 2 (TravelAndy): India has issued a strong advisory warning its nationals against travelling to war-wrecked Yemen.
The advisory was issued four weeks after a terrorist attack in the port city of Aden in which an Indian nun was killed and an Indian priest abducted.
“Indian nationals are again strongly advised to avoid travelling to Yemen under any circumstances by any means for any purpose till further notice,” said the advisory issued by the foreign ministry yesterday. Continue reading Indians advised against travelling to Yemen