September 28th, 2009
Compensation has finally been awarded to a girl who was the victim of an electric shock while on holiday.
Alexandra Miles, then 11, had travelled with her family to the four-star Kilifi Beach resort in Kenya in 2005, the Daily Mail reports.
The family had been worried about power cuts and water shortages during their stay, but on Christmas Day, Alexandra was given a near-fatal electric shock by the shower in the hotel room.
She sustained trauma to her heart and was left partially paralysed.
The family took legal action after the hotel only offered a free meal in compensation for the child’s injuries and a payout of £52,000 has now been agreed.
"We were terrified we were going to lose our only child. It was just appalling," commented Alexandra’s mother Joanna.
Anyone affected by an injury while abroad should seek legal advice, as they may be able to claim compensation from their package tour holiday operator.
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September 19th, 2008
A tour operator is to award compensation to a woman who became ill with food poisoning on her honeymoon in 2006.
Jennifer Bulman, 36, became ill with a serious stomach upset two days into her honeymoon at the Club Coleta Dora on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, the Birmingham Mail reports.
"I was virtually confined to the hotel room for the remainder of our holiday. This was my honeymoon and yet I spent more time away from my husband than with him," Ms Bulman said.
She was diagnosed with salmonella when she returned to the UK and claims she has been unable to return to work because of health problems which are ongoing, two years after the initial illness.
The tour operator, First Choice, has admitted liability and it will now be decided how much compensation Ms Bulman should be paid.
However, the holiday company declined to comment further.
British tourists who suffer from an accident, personal injury or food poisoning while on holiday can sue their tour operator provided that the holiday was a package which includes travel and accommodation.
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