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Prepare for Personal SafetyHolidays are meant to be fun - but what if something goes wrong and you suffer with a holiday illness or an accident abroad? This section highlights the risks from Carbon Monoxide, Sick Aircraft Syndrome, the problems with Risk Destinations, Cruise Ship problems, the safety of Holiday Kids Clubs etc. before you make any holiday booking, consider the issues raised in this section and think carefully about the holiday destination you want to travel to - make sure your choice suits you and your family and your personal risk profile! Time For Carbon Monoxide? - Guest Article | Prepare For Personal Safety | HolidayTravelWatchThursday, January 15th, 2009In February Molly dropped her daughter Sheree, aged 21 off at Heathrow to join her son Gary, aged 26 for the last week of his holiday in Tenerife. The next day she received a telephone call and nothing was ever the same again for the Maher family. The call told Molly that Gary was dead and Sheree was critically ill and in a coma from an apparent suicide attempt with pills and gas. Peter, Molly’s husband took charge. Read More Travel Insurance & The ‘Risk Destination’ | Holiday Compensation | HolidayTravelWatchMonday, May 19th, 2008This 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 Cruising Toward Accountability - Guest Article from International Cruise Victims | Cruise Complaints | HolidayTravelWatchMonday, May 19th, 2008International 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 British Cruise Study - Holidaymaker at Risk! | Cruise Complaints | HolidayTravelWatchMonday, May 19th, 2008We 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 Are Kids Clubs Safe? A Question of Standards for Parents | Holiday or Hotel Standards Abroad | HolidayTravelWatchMonday, May 19th, 2008HolidayTravelWatch 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 Taking Care in the Sun | General Travel Safety | HolidayTravelWatchThursday, January 10th, 2008The sun gives out a range of energy. This is called the electromagnetic spectrum, and it is made up of different forms of energy including infra-red radiation, visible light and ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Read More |





HTW has noted that amongst the submissions to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) it has been suggested that the symptoms highlighted by crew and passengers were akin to the condition of hyperventilation.
HTW has for many years received reports from concerned holiday makers or independent travellers as to the safety of their aircraft, ship or boat, train or road transport.
