UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio -- With the concern over the potential worldwide spread of swine flu, the first line of attack is travel as more governments are advising citizens not to travel to Mexico unless absolutely necessary.
Less than 24 hours before Beth Siracuse was supposed to leave for Cabo San Lucas, Rovia World Ventures canceled her all-inclusive trip because of swine flu.
She's been planning her trip for nine months as she and five college friends planned to meet there for an all-inclusive vacation -- despite a government warning.
"We have all of our Purell hand sanitizers. We've got wipes to wipe down the airplane. We're actually bringing some masks down and it's one of those things my doctor said, if you see other people walking around wearing masks, then put the mask on," Siracuse said.
During Siracuse's interview with NBC 4, she received notification that part of her trip was canceled.
She was left with several options. She could choose to fly to Mexico anyway and possibly pay more for her accommodations, postpone her trip to Mexico or go to another destination.
After a few more phone calls and checking online, Siracuse and her friends in three other states decided to move forward.
"I think we're still going to go. We had too many moving parts. Six people with four different airlines, trying to figure out a different location and negotiating all the babysitting we'd have to do with the 14 children we all have together. We're just going to go," she said.
Siracuse said she was a little nervous on Monday with all the media coverage and almost panicked. But she said as long as the planes are going, they're going.
She also has trip insurance that covers government issues, personal health or sickness.
The U.S. Government is discouraging travel to Mexico. AAA Travel is not, although some customers are requesting changes.
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