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As a local, Sri Lanka turning into Bali is one of my biggest anxieties at the moment. I've grown up around the hospitality industry all my life, it's not a good
by nisalperi 2y ago
As a local, Sri Lanka turning into Bali is one of my biggest anxieties at the moment. I've grown up around the hospitality industry all my life, it's not a good outcome for locals. Tourism should be considered an auxiliary industry not the primary industry.
- graemep 2y agoI agree. Its highly volatile, and has a huge environmental impact. The ups and downs of tourism during the civil war illustrated it clearly. So did the impact of the Ukraine war (there used to be a lot of Russian tourists). I was shocked by how cheap hotels had once again become when I last went back to Sri Lanka (2023)
- sgt 2y agoWell, the Russian tourists are back... touring...