Holiday Sickness at Hotel Pegasos World – Turkey – Cryptosporidium
Were you or your children ill whilst staying at the Pegasos World Hotel in Turkey?
If you have been ill at the Pegasos World call Simpson Millar’s specialist holiday illness compensation solicitors for free advice!
Holidaymakers claim they have been the victims of the debilitating swimming pool bug Cryptosporidium at the Hotel Pegasos World in Side, Turkey – Profuse Diarrhoea and Stomach Cramps Reported – Claim Holiday Compensation for your illness and receive a £250 Bonus if we take on your claim and you quoted "claim250".
UK travellers’ report holiday sickness stating that the pools were filthy and contaminated with human excrement! Free legal advice and assistance is being provided by our lawyers about pursuing claims for compensation.
Simon Lomax, Simpson Millar’s Package Holiday Illness Claims Manager states:
"I have received reports about holidaymakers being struck down with severe diarrhoea and brutal stomach cramps from the Hotel Pegasos World. Holidaymakers are reporting that the swimming pool was filthy, littered with tissues, plasters, and excrement."
"The Holiday Representatives continue to avoid dealing with hygiene issues preferring to blame the illness on change in climate – over indulgence – sunstroke - viruses and dehydration."
"Cryptosporidium is a holiday bug that is commonly contracted from dirty swimming pool water often contaminated with human faecal matter."
"Reports on consumer forums claim the Hotel’s pool attendant removed faeces out of the children’s pool with a fishing net – he then sprinkled a cup of chlorine into the water 30 minutes later whilst children were still swimming!"
"Sick holidaymakers are right to seek compensation upon their return home from the Hotel Pegasos World as they have the benefit of powerful consumer regulations in the Package Travel Regulations [Etc] 1992. These regulations enable holidaymakers who suffer illness to claim compensation from their holiday tour company, under UK law."
Simon continues to say:
"Hotel suppliers should operate swimming pools to appropriate health and safety standards by enforcing proper and effective faecal accident plans. It is simply unacceptable to fish excrement out of a pool with a net and to treat pool water with chlorine when it is known that this disinfectant is ineffective against bugs such as cryptosporidium."
"It is my intention to claim compensation for holidaymakers returning from the Pegasos World in Turkey who suffered from illness caused by unsanitary standards of hygiene. This is not the first time I have heard reports of holidaymakers returning from Turkish hotels ill with a gastric illness from cryptosporidium."
"Responsible tour operators should be ensuring that hotels in Turkey do not subject holiday-makers to infectious gastroenteritis whether caused by cryptosporidium - e-coli – salmonella - campylobacter or indeed any bacterial or parasitic holiday bug."
The Pegasos World has 824 rooms and is located near Side, Turkey. It is featured by Thomson Holidays as a 4 star Platinum Hotel which is exclusive to Thomson customers in the UK.
If you have been subjected to poor standards of health and safety whilst on a foreign holiday resulting in food poisoning get in touch with our team of holiday illness experts on:
Freephone: 0808 145 1353 or drop us a line using the form above.
Simpson Millar LLP are specialist holiday illness claims solicitors and we pursue compensation claims on a 'no win no fee' basis. If you quote 'Claim250' you will get a £250 bonus once your personal injury claim is accepted – this is yours to keep irrespective of the outcome of your claim.
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Dated: 13/08/2010
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