Travel Health Watch.

New York (AirGuide - Travel Health Watch) Jul 12, 2009

The U.S. State Department is alerting U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert updates the June 19 Alert in order to address the potential for quarantine of unaccompanied minors. This Travel Alert expires on Sept. 30, 2009. In May 2009, China implemented a policy that allows it to quarantine arriving passengers who exhibit fever or flu-like symptoms if they are arriving from a country which has cases of 2009-H1N1, including the U.S. Although the overall percentage of Americans being quarantined remains low, the seemingly random nature of the selection process makes it almost impossible to predict when a traveler may be placed into quarantine. Travelers with even a slightly elevated body temperature risk being placed into hospital quarantine, while passengers sitting in close proximity to another traveler with fever or flu-like symptoms may be taken to a specially-designated hotel for a quarantine of approximately seven days, even if they show no symptoms themselves. Jul 7, 2009

CHI Hotels

Malta-based CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) recently held a detailed International Conference on "Health & Safety" at the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa in San Anton, Malta for its health and safety officers from all properties worldwide. These included the hotel brands of Corinthia, Wyndham, Ramada Plaza, and independent hotels. Jul 6, 2009

China, Italy

China and Italy should work together to expand bidirectional flow of tourists amid the current difficulties arising from the financial crisis and global spread of A/H1N1 flu (also called swine flu), a top Chinese tourism official said on Sunday Jul 6, 2009

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