Hundreds seeking compensation for food poisoning after staying at hotels in EGYPT - (from a press release)
July 9, 2008 – 7:00 pmTravel law solicitors at Manchester law firm Pannone LLP are handling hundreds of compensation claims for British tourists who suffered from food poisoning sickness after staying at several hotels in the Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Sharm El Sheikh and Taba.
Andrew Morton, who heads Pannones travel compensation claims unit, says his team are handling hundreds of food poisoning cases from a range of hotels in Egypt, including the St Georges Three Corners, Concorde El Salam Red Sea Holiday Village, LTI Tropicana Grand Azure and Grand Plaza hotels, all in the holiday resort of Sharm El Sheikh and the Moevenpick Resort Hotel and the Intercontinental Hotel in Taba.
Mr Morton added that it is likely that other hotels in both resorts have been affected by the bug, which causes severe stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Salmonella confirmed
Water supply and food contamination are thought to be spreading the illness and to-date there have been […]
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