Indian travel companies are also expecting a change in the flow of tourists to other destinations like Orlando, Hong Kong and Thailand.
"People who have planned their holidays will not sit at home just because there is a flu in some countries. We expect the tourists to still go on outbound vacations, but to safer destinations," said Subhash Goyal, chairman, Stic Travel Group.
Governments around the world are hurrying to contain the spread of a new swine flu virus after outbreaks were reported in Mexico, the US and Canada.
Meanwhile, the number of suspected swine flu cases in Mexico has risen to about 2,000. The United States has confirmed over 20 cases of swine flu, and Canada 6.
The Australian government has put its health department on high alert after 14 suspected cases of swine flu were reported from Queensland's southeast while 56 others were being probed in New Zealand.
Two people admitted to a Scottish hospital after travelling to Mexico have been confirmed as the first cases of swine flu in Britain, Scottish Health Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.
Image: South Korean Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs Jeon Jae-hee (L) and a quarantine officer check a thermal camera that monitors the body temperature of passengers arriving from overseas at Incheon International Airport. | Photograph: Lee Jin-man/Pool/Reuters
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