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Do Sri Lankan travel agencies provide tourist liability insurance?

Reputable Sri Lankan travel agencies usually carry some basic public liability insurance, but they generally do not include comprehensive personal travel insurance for individual visitors.


In practice, local tour operators tend to lean on their corporate liability policies for bigger operational mishaps such as major negligence, vehicle accidents, or events directly caused by their staff. Still, that protection tends to exclude personal medical emergencies, lost baggage, flight cancellations, or injuries tied to adventure sports. Because of this, guests are always expected to buy their own comprehensive travel insurance from their home country before reaching Sri Lanka, so they end up with proper financial support and medical cover.

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