Holiday Compensation – What Can You Claim?
You can claim compensation for any financial loss due to the personal injury illness you have suffered at your hotel.
Compensation awards for pain and suffering caused by, for example, food poisoning on holiday range from £600 – £33,500.
In addition to compensation your pain and suffering you are entitled to claim compensation for your out of pocket expenses and financial loss.
- £750,000 for Holidaymaker Left With Kidney Failure After Eating a Burger at Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- £240,000 for Holidaymaker Blinded by Black Worm inside Red Snapper Fish during holiday in Dominican Republic
- Injured on a Cruise? – Tourist gets £8,000 compensation after slipping onboard
- Holidaymaker gets £11,200 compensation after a holiday accident in Turkey
Some examples of holiday compensation you can claim are listed – this list is not exhaustive:
- Personal Expenses – eg medical costs, travel insurance excess
- Holiday Experience – the period of the holiday that was ruined due to the accident or illness
- Holiday Enjoyment – if you didn’t enjoy the holiday due to being ill or injured, the law permits you to be compensated
- Loss of Earnings – you can claim compensation for money you could have earnt but were not able to due to the accident or illness
- Care – due to the accident or illness you may need extra care and help, this can be compensated
- Future Loss – this includes earning, future costs and pensions that will be lost due to the accident or injury
- Pain and Suffering – this is dependant upon the severity of the injury or accident and will be awarded accordingly
What is my claim worth?
You can find out how much your holiday compensation claim might be worth by calling our friendly Holiday Claims Advisors today on 08081293329 or drop us a line using the holiday illness and accident enquiry form above.
Holiday Claims Examples
- Holiday Accident Claims – Broken Wrist – Compensation
- Holiday Accident Claims – Ankle Injuries
- Holiday Village – Sarigerme, Turkey – Sun , Sea and Salmonella for 100’s of Holiday makers
- Holidaymaker Died from Salmonella Poisoning in Italy
Consumer Travel Advice
Simpson Millar LLP’s holiday claims team can advise on many travel law related issues and set out below are guides on many travel issues that holidaymakers can face whilst travelling abroad.
Each guide contains information that sets out your rights as consumers and how you can go about obtaining compensation for your holiday complaint.
Air
Package Travel Holidays
Dynamic Travel Packages
All guides are accurate at the time of writing but are no constitute for obtaining proper advice in relation to your specific complaint. Each guide contains useful links to resources whereby you can obtain further assistance or find out more information.