H1N1 affecting summer travel plans??

[mambo]

Just curious to know how many of you are worried about the H1N1, and how, if at all, it is affecting your travel plans for the summer?

We plan to go back to the US and then a 1 week cruise to Alaska, and onto Canada thereafter with 2 little ones under the age of 5. We ARE hesitant and unsure to continue with our travel plans as most of our travelling is contained on either an airplane, cruise boat and airports.

What is everyone else doing with travel plans in the summer?

 

[spockey]

I cancelled our family back to see the rellies in Germany.

Don't want to take the risk of my 3 year old being exposed on the plane ride. I'm sure the risk is low as our travel destination is pretty safe but I'd rather my child be in HK while this H1N1 business is going on. I went through SARS in Singapore and know that HK (like Sg) would go to greater lengths than most country if there was a problem.

However, I have decided on using this opportunity for a great mummy and girlfriends trip though :yeah2 So I'll be travelling without bub instead. I'd like to think of it as mummy taking a break over summer so that her 3 year old doesn't do her head in. Avoiding heavy outbreak areas though.

 

[chubbysan]

Does the H1N1 virus affect yr summer travel plan??

we usually travel with our 2 kids during the summer holiday, but now am not sure if we should go ahead with the travel plan to the current world outbreak of H1N1. do you still proceed with your holiday plan with yr family or do you postphone it? just wanna know what your thoughts are.
:thanks

 

[mambo]

funny, that was my question EXACTLY which i had posted on this forum a couple of days ago...and it seemed to have disappeared?

We'll be on airplanes, cruise boat and THEN onto Canada for our holidays. That's my concern when travelling with my little ones.

Curious to see how many are still travelling with their children over the holidays in during this H1N1 outbreak.

 

[mambo]

Hi Spockey,
thanks for sharing. That mommy trip sounds like a GREAT alternative. :yeah2

 

[mambo]

perhaps a poll will be better?

 

[mambo]

oops just found the post...

 

[0ze_Kid]

No but we are getting flu injections this year and we wouldn't normally. Not because the immunisation can protect (because it can't) but because we will be travelling back to HK means we will have a year of winter and will be following the viruses around.

 

[mambo]

anyone else travelling WITH kids. I spoke to a friend of mine who is taking her 2 kids 5, 3 back to canada with no worries.

But then the news of the 1.5 yr old with H1N1 on a Cathay flight from New York got me doubting again.

 

[strawberry415]

I'm cancelling my June trip to Canada even though I'm very upset about it cause it's my sister's wedding and I won't be attending. I'm 4.5 months pregnant, and the parents on both sides think it's better for me to stay put! Good thing is my husband will still go an represent us, but will quarantine himself when he comes back.