Gastric illness claims soar 520% in one year
Maria Pittordis, a partner at law firm Hill Dickinson, said: “Some companies are getting 100 claims per day. They are all for all-inclusive holidays. Most of them – 99.9% – are from people who did not report their illness in-resort.
“It’s out of control and doesn’t seem to be subsiding, and it’s costing the travel industry quite a lot of money.”
The gastric illness claims started coming in – despite a reported fall in rates of holiday illness – following civil justice reforms in 2012, which have encouraged some law firms and claims management companies to persuade holidaymakers to file such claims against tour operators.