Tourists on holiday Tunisia They were unable to enjoy their luxury stay that they paid for almost 6,000 euros. After eating in their luxury hotel in Hammamet, they suffered from acute diarrhea.
This is especially true for a British family of four, two parents aged 50 and 46, as well as their two children aged 12 and 19.
The British media, including the newspaper, reported this Mirror Holidaymakers suffering from diarrhea stayed at the luxury TUI Blue Manar hotel, a 5-star hotel located in Hammamet, a seaside resort in north-eastern Tunisia, on the south-eastern coast of Cap Bon, sixty kilometers south of Tunis.
“All we wanted was to go home”
After booking their trip with tour operator TUI for £5,000 (nearly €5,815), the family travelled to Tunisia on 5 July for a two-week stay. But upon arrival, and after eating at the hotel, they all fell ill.
Both parents continued to have symptoms, including diarrhea, for more than two weeks after returning from vacation.” We couldn’t even drink water and I’ve never been so sick in my life. “, declared the father of the family. “ All we wanted was to go home “, He added.
As if that wasn’t enough, he claims that when they wanted to complain to the tour operator and the hotel management, they were “ ignored ».
The mother, a strict vegetarian, said she often found meat dishes alongside vegetarian options, hardly a service worthy of a luxury hotel. On July 14, her daughter also fell ill, complaining of vomiting, diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.
A “growing number” of poisoning cases in this hotel
What’s worse, this family is not the only one to present similar symptoms in this hotel facility in Tunisia.
The law firm Irwin Mitchell, which specializes in serious injuries on an international scale, quoted by the same newspaper, says it was contacted by “a growing number » of people who fell ill in the hotel, including at least 12 tourists.
All the affected holidaymakers had booked their stay with the well-known tour operator TUI. “ We are being contacted by a growing number of people in the UK who have fallen ill whilst on holiday at the TUI Blue Manar said Jatinder Paul of Irwin Mitchell.
He said gastric diseases can lead to serious and long-term complications and their impact should never be downplayed. He encouraged other holidaymakers who had similar experiences to come forward.