Half of Americans wary of travel to US Zika areas

Wednesday, 02 Sep, 2016 0
Nearly half of Americans are ‘not comfortable’ visiting parts of Florida amid Zika fears, according to a new survey.
 
A new Kaiser Health Tracking Poll for August found 48% said they are ‘not too’ or ‘not at all’ comfortable taking a vacation in areas with confirmed Zika cases such as Miami Beach.
 
More than three-quarters (77%) said they consider these areas unsafe for pregnant women.
 
However when travelling outside the continental United States, fear of Zika increases somewhat.
 
It found 59% not comfortable travelling to Zika-hit US territories such as Puerto Rico, and this rose by two percentage points for travel to other nations currently suffering outbreaks of the virus.
 
Unsurprisingly, there was a gender divide, with women more apprehensive than men.
 
Kaiser has been tracking the spread of Zika since early 2016 and this latest survey, conducted August 18-24, polled 1,211 American adults.
 
It also looked at public opinion on lawmakers’ failure to agree a funding package to fight the virus.
 
A third of respondents consider new funding to be a ‘top priority,’ while another 40% said it was ‘important.’


 

profileimage

TravelMole Editorial Team

Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...