Travel Exclusive: Key Trends for the Travel Industry May-June 2009

The looming question for the tourism industry is how greatly traveller concerns over the flu outbreak have affected global travel patterns. The World Health Organization made a point of advising countries not to implement any travel restrictions or border closures because of the H1N1 flu virus outbreak. So far, airlines have not reported any significant reductions in travel demand, aside from travel to Mexico. Still, fears over the flu outbreak threaten to exacerbate the weak demand conditions already facing the tourism industry.