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TO GO WITH SriLanka-economy-tourism,FOCUS by Mel Gunasekera Sri Lankan workers labour inside the construction site of The Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo on March 12, 2010. Sri Lanka's hotel owners are racing to refurbish and add more rooms as foreign holiday makers pour into the country after the end of nearly four decades of ethnic bloodshed. Leading hotel groups plan to spend millions of dollars on new decor and facilities for the influx of tourists drawn to the plentiful sunshine, beaches and tropical wildlife on the Indian Ocean island nation. The ambitious expansion comes amid a post-war revival that has pushed up hotel room rates and given the hospitality industry something to cheer for the first time in years. AFP PHOTO/Ishara S.KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)