Chinese cancel US tour plans

Chinese tourists delayed trips to the United States yesterday as the government warned on traveling to countries hit by swine flu.

Zhang Wei, manager of the China International Travel Service's outbound tourism department, said the agency had been flooded with inquiries amid increasing fears of a pandemic.

The virus may have killed at least 103 people in Mexico and confirmed or suspected cases have been reported in the US, Brazil, Canada, Spain and New Zealand. No infection has been reported on the Chinese mainland.