Industry must act on sickness claims
The recent upsurge in holiday sickness claims is “clearly fraud” and is putting the reputation of UK travel firms at risk.
That is the view of Deloitte global leader for travel and aviation Graham Pickett, who urged industry leaders at the annual Barclays Travel Forum in London last week to do more to stamp out the soaring number of claims.
Abta reported the Balearics has seen a sevenfold increase in sickness claims by UK holidaymakers since 2015.
Pickett said: “Clearly it’s fraud. There is no doubt about it.
“There is co-operation needed between the industry and police to investigate this stuff further.
“If we don’t do something as an industry, it will damage brands.”