How To Deal With Holiday Illness or Sickness Problems Either Before or After You Travel! | Holiday Compensation | HolidayTravelWatch
It is estimated that some 60 million visits abroad are made by Britons each year, with some 20 million package holidays being sold The range of destinations is as wide as it is varied. In the same way the range of complaints are varied, the principle area of concern relates to holiday food poisoning claims.
Since 1996 HolidayTravelWatch has dealt with over 140,000 people and their travel complaints. Many of their problems are health related, and the traveller is often ‘persuaded’ that it is a disease ‘brought in by the holidaymakers’, ‘a virus’ or ‘you are in a third world country’.
Some tour operator representatives have been known to describe those who complain about illnesses as ‘gossips’ or whingers’!
These diseases are potentially life threatening, can cause long term illnesses, and dramatically affect daily lives.
Before you go, or if you find yourself in resort suffering from one of these illnesses, you need to consider the advices contained within our sections, Prepare and Action.
If you have a relative who is currently in a hotel, cruise ship or resort, and is suffering whith holiday illness, then contact our helpline for free confidential advices on what they can do to protect the rights.
Tags: holiday claims, holiday complaints, Holiday Food Poisoning Claims, holiday illness, Holiday Sickness
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.
