Swine flu makes travelers uneasy but not panicky

— -- Tom and Betsy Weston arrived in Mazatlán on Saturday, have seen no signs of swine flu save for a few restaurant workers with government-issued face masks, but they are debating whether they should leave Mexico early.

"We're trying to figure out the right thing to do," Tom, 59, of Pacific Palisades, Calif., said via phone Tuesday. "If the travel advisory was issued earlier, we probably wouldn't have gone."

It's too early to say whether swine flu will lead to an exodus of Mexican tourists or an epidemic of travel cancellations following U.S. recommendations that citizens avoid non-essential travel there. But as of Tuesday, panic had not set in.

"Our call center is flooded, but not with people looking to leave Mexico early," says Gina Esch, a spokeswoman for Funjet Vacations, which has more than a thousand vacationers in Mexico. "It's more people with upcoming trips who have questions."

Funjet and Apple Vacations, another big purveyor of Mexican getaways, are allowing clients booked to Mexico through May 6 to reschedule without change fees (airline or hotel penalties could apply).

Early findings from 2,857 votes in a TripAdvisor survey posted Monday showed 61% of respondents wouldn't change travel plans because of swine flu; 24% would; 15% did not have travel plans.

However, fears have prompted travel providers to make changes: