Lawyers Question Decision to Send Holidaymakers to Illness Hit Dominican Republic Hotel
08/08/2007
Lawyers have questioned the decision by tour operators to send guests to the Bahia Principe hotel following a previous outbreak of illness in June and July of 2007.
Travel lawyers at law firm Irwin Mitchell have also questioned whether a proposed Hygiene investigation should have begun earlier.
The firm, which has dealt with claims for guests of the hotel as far back as 10 years ago, are currently representing holidaymakers who stayed at the hotel earlier this year who have suffered severe gastric illness.
Clive Garner Head of Travel Law at Irwin Mitchell who is representing holidaymakers said: "Reports of the ongoing outbreak of illness at the hotel affecting dozens of holidaymakers are very disturbing. This combined with the outbreak in June points to the possibility of a wholesale breakdown in health and hygiene procedures at the resort."
"We have received reports from a large number of people, who travelled earlier this year, that guests from the hotel were so ill on their return flight home that on arrival at Gatwick, a doctor boarded the plane to help anyone who needed medical assistance before disembarking."
"Sadly this latest outbreak of illness sounds very similar to what happened at the Bahia Principe 10 years ago when over 100 guests contracted serious gastric illness. Those clients, some of whom are still suffering from these illnesses today, went on to successfully bring claims against the Thomas Cook group and other tour operators."
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