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If you have suffered sickness in the Maldives holiday illness claims while staying at a holiday hotel, you can make a claim for compensation when you return to the UK.
The number of sickness claims in the Maldives has increased dramatically since the introduction of all inclusive hotels and personal injury solicitors are currently dealing with many claims for holiday illness compensation. If you become ill in the Maldives or elsewhere, you are staying in a package tour hotel and your illness has been caused by the negligence of the tour operator, you should make a claim to be compensated. You should receive compensation for loss of enjoyment of your holiday, pain and suffering and medical expenses.
Food served at all inclusive buffets in the Maldives and elsewhere can quickly become infected if it is not handled, stored or maintained properly and Salmonella bacteria multiply quickly in warm environments. Contaminated food can cause outbreaks of illness at all inclusive hotels as the majority of guests eat the same food in the same restaurants. When food is served buffet style, it should always be covered and never left open to the elements. Food must be served at the correct temperatures and hot food should never be served lukewarm. Cold food must be kept properly chilled and raw meat should never be prepared close to ready to eat foods.
Cross contamination can also cause illness and commonly occurs when the same kitchen utensils are used for different foods without being washed in between. It is essential that cutting boards are washed thoroughly between use and that knives are cleaned after preparing one food and before preparing the next. If you are taken ill in the Maldives after suffering food poisoning, which is totally preventable, you should contact a personal injury solicitor as soon as you return home, who works on a no win, no fee basis.
There is nothing worse than falling ill abroad when you are thousands of miles from home and food poisoning commonly causes symptoms of vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps, which can ruin your holiday and leave you out of pocket. Speak to other holidaymakers and, if they are also ill after eating the same food as you, make a note of their contact details as you could bring a joint claim for compensation against the tour operator when you return to the UK. Also take any photographic evidence which may help your case and/or videos of unhygienic surroundings, poor food etc.,
When you book your dream holiday you should never expect to be exposed to food poisoning and, however mild or severe your symptoms are, you are well within your rights to make a claim against the tour operator if their negligence has caused your illness. If you become ill with symptoms of sickness and diarrhoea, report your illness immediately to the holiday tour representative at the hotel and keep a copy of the complaint form you sign. Never accept any offer of compensation directly from the tour operator as you may be entitled to much more if you make a claim with the help of a personal injury solicitor in the UK. Tour operators must not expose you to illness and, if you have become ill as a result of their negligence, you should claim compensation as soon as possible when you return to the UK.
