October 27th, 2009
Compensation is to be paid to a family who sustained agonising burns after swimming in a hotel pool while on holiday.
Susan Austin and her partner Lee Sanders from Essex were among 33 Britons who suffered a reaction to chemicals in the pool at the Mitsis Roda Beach Hotel in Corfu, the Essex Echo reports.
They were left in so much pain that they could not put their clothes on over the broken skin. However, the hotel staff continued to put chemicals in the pool on a daily basis, even though many guests had already sustained burns.
After the holiday, 42 travellers took legal action against Thomas Cook for the pain they were caused.
They have now won their claim and are to receive an undisclosed sum in compensation from the tour operator.
Last month, the Daily Mail reported that £52,000 had been awarded to a child who suffered an electric shock in a hotel shower while on holiday in Kenya.
Tags: Beach Hotel, Britons, Broken Skin, Burns, Corfu, Daily Basis, Daily Mail, Electric Shock, Essex, Hotel Pool, Hotel Staff, Lee Sanders, Mitsis Roda Beach, Partner Lee, Susan Austin, Thomas Cook, Tour Operator, Travellers, Undisclosed Sum
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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.
Tags: Alexandra, Christmas, Christmas Day, Daily Mail, Electric Shock, Four Star, Heart, Holiday Operator, Hotel Room, Joanna, Kenya, Kilifi, Legal Advice, Package Holiday, Tour Operator, Trauma, Victim Compensation, Water Shortages
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September 16th, 2009
The parents of children who fell ill with E. coli poisoning at a Surrey petting farm have expressed anger that it was not closed before the infection began to spread.
Some 37 children were affected by the bug after visiting Godstone Farm in Surrey, with three remaining seriously ill.
However, it has emerged that the farm – which allows children to pet small animals like sheep, goats and pigs – stayed open for two weeks after a case of E.coli first came to light.
According to the Telegraph, the farm could face compensation claims if the children affected suffer long-term damage.
E.coli expert Professor Hugh Pennington said: "Although the risk of it being passed on to humans is small, the effects can be catastrophic in young children."
Indeed, the BBC states that seven per cent of victims go on to suffer permanent kidney damage.
Earlier this month, Carl Riley, who said his life has been ruined after he contracted E. coli on holiday, was awarded £750,000 in compensation from his tour operator.
Tags: Anger, Bbc, Compensation Claims, E Coli, E Coli Outbreak, Expert, Kidney Damage, Parents, Pennington, Petting Farm, Pigs, Professor Hugh, Risk, Sheep Goats, Small Animals, Surrey, Telegraph, Tour Operator
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August 26th, 2009
A family is taking legal action against First Choice after claiming that poorly maintained facilities at an Egyptian hotel led to food poisoning.
Joanne Ashley and Barry Hookway took their six-year-old daughter Lauren to the Sonesta Beach Hotel in Sharm el Sheikh in June, but fell ill shortly after arriving.
They suffered from severe sickness and diarrhea and claim that this was due to undercooked food and meals being kept lukewarm for too long, as well as insects flying around the kitchen.
Ms Ashley said: "The holiday was completely ruined. In fact, the only time we left our apartment was to return home."
Upon their return to Weston, they decided to take legal action against First Choice after finding that they had had salmonella.
First Choice insists that its hotels are kept to the highest levels of cleanliness and denied that there is a problem with the Sonesta Beach.
British tourists who suffer from an accident, personal injury or food poisoning while on holiday can sue their tour operator for compensation as long as the holiday was a package which included travel and accommodation.
Tags: Accommodation, Apartment, Ashley, British Tourists, Cleanliness, Daughter Lauren, Diarrhea, First Choice, Holiday Food, Hookway, Hotel In Sharm El Sheikh, Hotels, Insects, Joanne, personal injury, Salmonella, Sharm El Sheikh, Sonesta Beach Hotel, Tour Operator, Weston
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August 25th, 2009
A company that operates extreme sports holidays has been ordered to pay £33,500 in compensation to the family of a girl who was killed on one of its holidays.
Emily Jordan, 21, had gone river rafting with Black Sheep Adventures in New Zealand last year, but tragedy struck and the traveller ended up in the water of the Kawarau River Gorge.
She was trapped under the water by a rock for 20 minutes and died at the scene.
An inquest found that the holiday company had failed to follow correct safety procedures and had not carried ropes in case of an accident.
It was fined £27,600 and ordered to pay £33,500 in compensation to Ms Jordan’s family.
Anyone who has been injured in a holiday accident and believes their tour operator or adventure sports organiser to be responsible may be entitled to claim holiday accident compensation and should seek the advice of an experienced solicitor.
Tags: Accident Compensation, Adventure Sports, Black Sheep, Extreme Sports, Holiday Company, Holidays, Inquest, Jordan 21, New Zealand, River Gorge, River Rafting, Ropes, Safety Procedures, Solicitor, Tour Operator, Tragedy, Traveller
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