Fight against fake sickness claims
Leading operator bosses and travel lawyers have urged the industry to keep up the fight against fake holiday sickness claims after the first pair of fraudsters were jailed.
The sentencing of Deborah Briton and her partner Paul Roberts, who submitted a claim for nearly £20,000 in compensation from Thomas Cook, came as the government launched a call for evidence asking travel companies to help them tackle the issue.
The couple, from the Wirral, claimed that they and their two children had fallen ill on two trips to Majorca in 2015 and 2016.
Briton, 53, and Roberts, 43, were jailed at Liverpool Crown Court for nine and 15 months respectively.