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Already reeling under the impact of global recession, India's travel and trade industry is afraid of being dealt a double blow by swine flu - which has hit the Western world and is said to be the worst health crisis in 90 years.

Tourists coming to the Himachal Pradesh capital for a weekend break will find prime destinations out of bounds as Congress president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to address an election rally on the Ridge Saturday.

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key warned Wednesday that the swine flu outbreak might have side-impact on the country's tourism.

It was when a policeman took them aside on the steps of the 7th century Jokhang temple in Lhasa that the Taylor family realised the extent of the sensitivity of being among the first tourists allowed back into Tibet.

An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,500 passengers and crew was able to fend off a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia, the German subsidiary of Italian MSC Crociere confirmed Sunday.

Mexico's tourist sector is stunned: cancellations are flowing in from all over the world, cruise ships are making detours and some countries are recommending that their citizens not travel to Mexico due to the swine flu epidemic.

MASholidays, the travel and leisure arm of Malaysia Airlines, has opted for the city-based IBS Software Services' tour management solution 'iFly Tour', the IT firm said here Thursday.

Goa's only airport will screen tourists arriving from Mexico, Britain and other European countries for traces of swine flu, officials said Tuesday.

The Sri Lankan government plans to turn the country's war-torn northeastern region, which boasts of some of the island's most scenic beaches, into a tourist attraction as the decades-old conflict with the Tamil Tigers seems to be nearing its end.

The land of pharaohs and pyramids, Egypt, is hard selling itself in India as a destination for leisure as well as meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions.