The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) (website: www.fco.gov.uk) and the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) (website: www.abta.com) are advising Mexico-bound travellers to continue with their holiday plans despite the recent outbreak of swine flu.
A spokesperson for Abta, quoted in the Daily Mail, said: “The Foreign Office have not changed their advice and we have made no change to date.
“For people intending to travel to Mexico normal booking conditions apply.
“Anyone who is concerned about travelling to the country should speak to their travel agents. Anyone concerned about contracting the illness should also speak to their GP.”
Tour operators may, at their discretion, offer travellers an alternative destination, but are under no obligation to do so.
As the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is not advising against travel to Mexico, holidaymakers would not be able to lodge a claim with their travel insurance company if they decide to cancel their trip.
Airlines are continuing to offer their usual number of flights to Mexico.
A spokesman for the International Air Transport Association (IATA), quoted in The Telegraph, said that it was taking advice from the World Health Organisation.
“We are working with both bodies and at this point we have been told that there is no need to impose restrictions on travel.”
More than 300,000 Britons visit Mexico each year.
Airlines flying from London Heathrow Airport to Mexico City include British Airways, United Airlines, KLM, Iberia, AeroMexico, American Airlines and Mexicana.
