Travel Expert Syndicated Broadcaster Stephanie Abrams Features SKAL International President Coast-to-Coast to Draw Attention to Swine Flu Prevention.

Boston, MA – August 2009 – Nationally syndicated travel expert broadcaster, Stephanie Abrams, executive producer and host of radio’s Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams and Travelers411, is featuring Hulya Aslantas (pictured), International President of SKAL, the global organization of leaders in the travel industry, to further SKAL’s efforts to educate the travel industry with recommended tips for staying healthy while traveling and minimizing the potential spread of Swine Flu in light of predictions and forecasts for the spread of the illness. Aslantas’ interview on Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams is archived at www.sAbrams.com and aired to the show’s six million listeners on August 23, 2009. Aslantas is also scheduled to appear on Travelers411, formerly called Traveling Feet, on September 5, 2009. All of Abrams’ radio shows are archived at sAbrams.com where her television show, JetSet411, is also archived as webisodes.

During the interviews with Abrams, Aslantas points out that precautionary steps to assist in containing the illness can be found at a special website created by SKAL at www.skalagainstinfluenza.com. Information and recommendations from the World Health Organization are posted there in a user-friendly format. Aslantas points out that so many simple precautions can go a long way to prevent the spread of Swine Flu. The World Heath Organization’s recommendations include avoidance of close contact with people who appear unwell and who have fever or coughs; wash your hands with soap and water frequently and thoroughly; practice good healthy habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food, and keeping physically active. It is additionally recommended that one should cough or sneeze into the area inside the elbow or into a tissue which is discarded immediately in the trash without using your hands to cover your mouth. A visit to a doctor is recommended if you have a fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, diarrhea or vomiting. Other precautions include cleaning and disinfecting surfaces frequently with a registered disinfectant cleaner that claims to kill the Influenza A and/or Avian Flu viruses. Since viruses can survive on hard surfaces for two hours or longer, hospitality providers are adviced to regularly clean and disinfect high touch surfaces such as cafeteria tables, desks, door knobs, light switches, restroom fixtures, telephones, door push plates, elevator buttons, chair backs, and hand rails.

Abrams notes, “I am pleased to be able to assist SKAL (www.SKAL.org) in reaching not only SKALLEAGUES but the industry at large to remind everyone that all personnel in every tourism and hospitality venue from hotels to attractions needs to pull together to pay attention to the details of being vigilant against the spread of influenza. We each need to do our individual part. I am very proud to be a member of SKAL which has, once again, taken a leadership role in focusing on this important issue and its impact on travelers and the travel industry,” Abrams concludes. Abrams is a member of the SKAL Boston Chapter.