Title – Free travel if you catch swine fluSource – The Sunday Times
Date – 17th May 2009
It is amazing how quickly we forget or rather get bored of news stories; swine flu has hardly disappeared, in fact the numbers continue to grow both in the UK and internationally. However the public fear of imminent pandemic have subsided somewhat and bargain hunters are starting to pounce on the desperation of a country that was abandoned by tourists.
But I have to say I have not heard of anything quite like this current promotion ‘free holidays for three years to anyone catching swine flu’…. There’s a gamble not worthy of the prize….
The imminent danger may be subsiding, but the scientists should not be completely ignored and the WHO have certainly not yet declared the threat anywhere near over. One hurdle to travel has however been lifted and that is the FCO’s recommendation against travel to Mexico; this at least no longer invalidates many travel insurance policies.
Maybe the next slogan they use should emphasis that they are so confident the threat from swine flu has passed that they will give you a free holiday if you catch it… but maybe we are not there yet.
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It is amazing how quickly we forget or rather get bored of news stories; swine flu has hardly disappeared, in fact the numbers continue to grow both in the UK and internationally. However the public fear of imminent pandemic have subsided somewhat and bargain hunters are starting to pounce on the desperation of a country that was abandoned by tourists.
But I have to say I have not heard of anything quite like this current promotion ‘free holidays for three years to anyone catching swine flu’…. There’s a gamble not worthy of the prize….
The imminent danger may be subsiding, but the scientists should not be completely ignored and the WHO have certainly not yet declared the threat anywhere near over. One hurdle to travel has however been lifted and that is the FCO’s recommendation against travel to Mexico; this at least no longer invalidates many travel insurance policies.
Maybe the next slogan they use should emphasis that they are so confident the threat from swine flu has passed that they will give you a free holiday if you catch it… but maybe we are not there yet.
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