Major hotel companies are waiving cancellation fees for guests who planned to stay at their hotels in Mexico in response to the swine-flu crisis.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG.LN) is waiving cancellation fees for its lodging guests in Mexico and will waive fees for guests in the U.S and Canada "on a case-by-case basis," said Carolyn Hergert, InterContinental Hotels spokeswoman.

Hergert said InterContinental Hotels has seen a rise in cancellations at its Mexico properties, but hasn't received any reports of swine-flu contagion at those hotels.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT) also said it will waive penalties for cancelling or changing reservations at its owned and managed properties in Mexico between April 25 and May 6.

"At this time, we have seen no material cancellations as we continue to closely monitor the travel situation," the company said in a statement.

Hyatt Corp. is also waiving its fees in Mexico.

-By A.D. Pruitt, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-2269; angela.pruitt@dowjones.com