{"id":58971,"date":"2012-11-06T11:45:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T11:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=58971"},"modified":"2012-11-09T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T10:42:39","slug":"sri-lanka-campaign-urges-tourists-to-think-again-money-goes-to-pockets-of-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lanka-campaign-urges-tourists-to-think-again-money-goes-to-pockets-of-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka Campaign Urges Tourists To ‘Think Again’, Money Goes To ‘Pockets Of Criminals’"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/div>\n
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“As part of a campaign promoting ethical tourism in Sri Lanka, the\u00a0Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice\u00a0<\/em>has recently uncovered evidence that a range of\u00a0British tour operators are currently offering holiday packages that provide commercial benefit to alleged perpetrators of human rights abuses.” says Sri Lanka campaign for Peace and Justice<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Edward Mortimer<\/p><\/div>\n

Issuing a press statement its says “The announcement comes in time for Wednesday’s “Responsible Tourism Day” at the London World Travel Market 2012[1]. Lonely Planet recently listed Sri Lanka the number one place to visit in 2013.\u00a0<\/span>Provocatively\u00a0titled\u00a0“think again,” our campaign seeks to enable holiday-makers to make informed choices about tourism providers to ensure that their holidays do not benefit known human rights abusers. We are at the same time eager to highlight the\u00a0<\/span>many positive steps that holiday-makers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>can take so that their spending contributes to developing local communities and legitimate\u00a0businesses.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We name and shame five hotels, four airlines, and four attractions that have links to the military as well as highlighting concerns surrounding three major hotel chains. We further name and shame\u00a0twelve international tour operators that use these\u00a0businesses, including Virgin, STA Travel and Thomas Cook.”\u00a0Sri Lanka\u00a0campaign\u00a0for Peace and Justice further said.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Launching the campaign, Edward Mortimer, chair of the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice said,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Many people go on holiday to Sri Lanka without realising that as recently as three years ago tens of thousands of civilians were slaughtered there, in the closing stages of the civil war; that the north of the country remains under military occupation; that its people are still traumatized, many of them disabled or otherwise prevented from earning their living; and that people in any part of the island who fall foul of the government are liable to be kidnapped, beaten and often killed. Our campaign is designed to help tourists make informed choices, so that they spend their money in ways that help reconstruction and rehabilitation rather than lining the pockets of criminals.”<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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Campaign website is now live at\u00a0http:\/\/srilankacampaign.org\/tourismdilemma.htm<\/wbr><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Read the full press\u00a0briefing here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka campaign\u00a0for Peace and Justice\u00a0have created the attached infographic highlighting key statistics about Sri Lanka’s tourist industry.<\/span>The hashtag will be #thinkagain<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0World Travel Market visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.wtmlondon.com\/<\/wbr><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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