If you have suffered an injury or illness whilst on holiday or business abroad, then you may be entitled to make a holiday accident claim for compensation. Your tour operator, airline and hotel staff, all have a duty of care to ensure your safety and provide a safe and hygienic environment.
If your holiday was booked through a travel agent as part of a package holiday then it is likely that you will be able to bring a claim in the UK against the travel company rather than, for example, having to bring a claim directly against a hotel owner in a foreign country. If you are involved in a car accident abroad then you can still claim in your home country, even if the foreign driver is not insured.
Holiday Accident Compensation claims for accidents which happened abroad are usually subject to the law of the country where the injury occurred, which affects your right to compensation and the value of your holiday accident claim.
Holiday accidents doesn't just include accidents in a hotel, but cover injuries on boats or cruises, in airplanes, travelling in cars or rental vehicles or even on the beach.
The causes of a holiday accident could include:
. Wet flooring or misplaced objects causing a slip or trip accident
. Injuries which occurred on foreign transport
. An injury that happened when on a day excursion
. Food poisoning from the hotel restaurant/ buffet
. Illness resulting from bad hotel hygiene
. Problems with your rental car that lead to a holiday accident
Holiday Accident solicitor's fees may not always be recoverable, even if your holiday compensation claim is successful.
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