Flu Outbreak Halts Mexico Trips

With the global economy in a funk and cruiselines pulling out of the Vancouver market in 2010.....what could possibly be next? How about an outbreak of "swine flu" in Mexico that has already killed over 100 people in Mexico, and has forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its pandemic alert to Level 5 with Level 6 being a full-blown pandemic.

These recent events have forced Montreal-based Transat AT inc., Canada's largest tour operator, to "postpone" flights from Canada to Mexico until June 1st. Air Canada Vacations has also suspended flights to Cancun, Cozumel, and Puerto Vallarta until June 1 due to the outbreak. Similarly, Sunquest Vacations announced it was cancelling all trips until June 4th, and SunWing Vacations until May 29th.