Description
Electricity stoppages, petrol queues and food shortages are threatening hopes of a tourism revival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka. After being ravaged by civil war for decades, the country's palm-lined beaches and exotic wildlife have recently made it a popular stomping ground for both high-end globetrotters and budget travellers.
But now the effects of the crisis are putting the tourism industry in jeopardy, with many smaller operators at risk of going out of business. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES