Bookings to Latin America fall after Zika warning
Airline bookings to parts of Latin America and the Caribbean have slipped globally since a US public health agency warned pregnant women against travel to areas where the Zika virus is spreading. Bookings to regions hit by the mosquito-borne virus fell 3.4% from a year ago between Jan 15, when the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel advisory, and February 10, the travel data analysis company ForwardKeys report found. Before the warning, bookings were up 4.9% during December and early January to the same destinations from a year ago, according to the report. A move by the WHO Feb 1 to classify the Zika outbreak an international emergency appeared to accelerate the slide, with bookings dropping 10% between the WHO announcement and Feb 10, the report found. <br/>
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Bookings to Latin America fall after Zika warning
Airline bookings to parts of Latin America and the Caribbean have slipped globally since a US public health agency warned pregnant women against travel to areas where the Zika virus is spreading. Bookings to regions hit by the mosquito-borne virus fell 3.4% from a year ago between Jan 15, when the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel advisory, and February 10, the travel data analysis company ForwardKeys report found. Before the warning, bookings were up 4.9% during December and early January to the same destinations from a year ago, according to the report. A move by the WHO Feb 1 to classify the Zika outbreak an international emergency appeared to accelerate the slide, with bookings dropping 10% between the WHO announcement and Feb 10, the report found. <br/>
