HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED OR SUFFERED ILLNESS THAT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT WHILST ABROAD ON HOLIDAY? 

If so, this does not necessarily mean that a claim needs to be pursued abroad as under the Package Travel, Package Holiday and Package Tour Regulations 1992, many people are able to bring a claim for compensation in this country against the tour operator.

In order for you to have a claim, the holiday would need to have been booked as part of a package deal through a tour operator in the UK and your accident or illness would need to have been the fault of the tour operator or their representatives (e.g. if your tour operator provided you with a hotel which had sub-standard or defective facilities and you were injured as a result).

The Regulations apply to any business that organises package holidays or sells them to customers.  They set out the responsibilities that travel organisers and retailers have towards their customers and what rights consumers have under the legislation.

The Regulations define the term “package” as a pre-arranged holiday combination sold or offered for sale at an inclusive price, covering a period of more than 24 hours (or includes overnight accommodation) and including at least 2 of the following:-

• transport
• accommodation
• other significant tourist services not ancillary to transport or accommodation

It may also be possible to bring a claim outside of the Regulations if the hotel in which you stayed was owned by a company registered in the United Kingdom.

As these claims are not straightforward my advice is that if you have suffered injury or illness whilst abroad on holiday that was not your fault, you should consult a specialist solicitor as soon as possible.

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