We have recently dealt with holidaymakers who returned from Egypt with confirmed E-Coli 0157. The holiday complaints that have given rise to their holiday illness claims, continues to surprise us, given the so called ‘improvements’ in the health and safety in holiday properties! Read More

If you have travelled to or stayed at the above hotel during May 2008, and you and your family have suffered holiday illness/sickness and/or holiday complaints, be advised that you are not alone. Read More

Summer has yet to arrive, but that does not mean that the heat of our favourite season has not radically altered the common sense and good practice of our favourite travel providers! Since the end of 2007, we have continued to receive reports of holiday illnesses, holiday accidents and illnesses arising from sick aircraft syndrome. Read More

This article first appeared in the Travel-Zine of HolidayTravelWatch; Get’Away - Your Route to Travel Rights. It examines the role of Travel Insurance where risk factors intervene during holidays. Such risk factors can be either man made or arise during a severe weather event. Read More

International Cruise Victims Associations, Inc (ICV) is a group that is comprised of victims who survived and family members of victims who did not survive crimes while on a cruise vacation. Our purpose is to support each other and other victims of such crimes, and to support legislation to require accountability and improved safety for everyone on cruise vacations. Read More

We recently heard from a holidaymaker a problem they encountered on a cruise ship. The client went on a family holiday, which included teenage girls in their party. The cruise initially delivered everything that a client would want; fine dining, great destinations and luxurious living. It was for them a holiday of a life-time. Read More

HolidayTravelWatch has reported previously on issues raised by parents on the management and operation of Kids Clubs. Occasionally we receive reports from parents of poor equipment or facilities, sometimes leading to minor injuries. In the same way that parents should be concerned about how a Kids Club is operated, they should assess the risk, by reference to the tour operators terms and conditions. They should also be mindful of the condition of the facilities in which they intend to place their children in. Read More