Halloween and Bonfire Night have been and gone, the cold weather is setting in and Christmas is looming just around the corner. The summer seems to be a distant memory, the suntan has faded and the holiday or cruise that you worked hard for is now a thing of the past. Unless, of course, you have the bitter memory of a holiday ruined by food poisoning.
Tour Operators are of course under a duty to ensure that, in arranging your Package Tour Holiday or cruise, the hotel or ship is up to standard and that proper care is taken to look after guests. Unfortunately, every year, thousands of British tourists fall foul of poor hygiene practices where outbreaks of food poisoning with sickness and diarrhoea can ruin that all-important Holiday that you have worked so hard for and have looked forward to, sometimes, for a considerable time.
Here at Martyn Prowel Solicitors, we have successfully obtained compensation on behalf of our clients who have had such unfortunate situations arise. Unfortunately, this does not, of course, take away the fact that the holiday has been marred by illness, however, the receipt of compensation in respect of the ruined holiday can help reduce the disappointment or, indeed, go towards funding your next adventure. Further, of course, if a Tour Operator is notified, via the receipt of a claim for damages, that the hotel or cruise ship in question has fallen below the required standards, then steps can be taken to improve the situation, ensure proper checks are carried out and avoid the same situation occurring in the future for other holidaymakers.
We have, as above, successfully recovered damages upon behalf of our clients in respect of such claims and, if you are unsure whether you have a potential claim for damages please telephone our Janine Griffiths who will be happy to provide you with an initial free, no obligation, consultation in order to advise you in relation to any potential claim.