holiday accident claim

Most people come back from holiday having had a good time but unfortunately, some will have had a less than enjoyable experience after having their holiday ruined by a holiday accident or illness on holiday.If you had your holiday spoilt because you, or a family member, became ill or suffered an accident caused by the negligence or recklessness of a third party, it is possible that you may be able to make a holiday compensation claim.

Macks Solicitors are a specialist legal firmthat has successfully recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds in holiday compensation for clients who have been involved in a holiday accident or suffered an illness on holiday.

If you suffered a holiday accident or illness on holiday in this country your holiday compensation claim can be handled in much the same way as any other personal injury claim and Macks Solicitors will be happy to advise you in this regard.

Holidays abroad that have been purchased as part of a package are covered by the Package Travel Regulations that were introduced in 1992. These regulations allow a holiday compensation claim to be made in the UK for a holiday accident or illness on holiday abroad.

On a package holiday, the tour operator organises, and is therefore responsible for, all the elements that make up the “package”. This includes transport to and from the holiday destination, the accommodation and any catering that is included, and may also include “extras”, such as excursions. If you are injured in a holiday accident or suffer an illness on holiday you may be able to make a claim against the tour operator or travel company that made the booking.

The types of incident for which compensation may be claimed are:

Holiday Accidents

• Accidents caused by collapsing furniture, faulty fittings and defective flooring.
• Accidents in and around the hotel restaurant or bar
• Accidents in and around swimming pools and the hotel grounds
• Accidents on Cruise ships
• Road traffic accidents on the transfer journeys or on trips organised by the tour company

Illness on holiday

• Food poisoning as a result of poor hygiene standards
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Other illness e.g. Legionnaires disease, NorovirusMacks Solicitors is a specialist personal injury practice. Our skilled solicitors are happy to provide legal advice to anyone who has been injured in a holiday accident or has suffered illness on holiday.

As an independent law firm, Macks Solicitors does not take referrals from claims management companies, tour operators or insurers. Macks clients are therefore confident that the solicitor who is handling their holiday compensation claim is acting in their best interests.

Macks Solicitors work on No Win No Fee terms so that their clients can be guaranteed a quality caring legal service which doesn’t cost them a penny. When clients receive their compensation it is the full amount of compensation without any deductions.

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holiday compensation claims

In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by several readers who have come home from holidays disappointed with their accommodation or the level of service. This is not unusual at this time of year; but while this correspondence is hardly a representative survey, it seems to me that travellers in such situations are having a harder time than usual obtaining redress. Where one might have expected a tour operator to offer a goodwill payment, or a hotel to reduce a bill slightly, no such generosity has been forthcoming.

There seem to be several reasons for this. First, the economic climate is making tour operators and property owners less inclined to make generous financial gestures. More worried about surviving the recession than winning back custom for another year, they don't want to pay out any money if they can avoid it.

Second, more and more people are making independent booking arrangements through private owners rather than through an agency or operator – and these travellers find it much harder to extract any kind of refund or compensation. An agent or operator can exert pressure on an owner, because the owner relies on them for future bookings. A one-off client has no such leverage.

Lastly, a couple of cases have shown how people's expectations are necessarily subjective. For example, is it reasonable, when you have paid more than £5,000 for a villa in Greece, to expect to be sleeping in cotton, rather than poly-cotton, sheets? Two readers suffered this disappointment – but their case was strengthened by the fact that there was no storage space in the villa (all the cupboards had been locked), and the pool had been treated with the wrong sort of paint (so that the children ended up with blue arms and legs for much of the holiday).

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spanish holiday home insurance

Many property owners encounter difficulties obtaining suitable overseas home insurance. Consequently they choose the quickest option, often a local policy written in a foreign language that’s not suitable for the special requirements of holiday home owners. This decision may prove costly in the event of a claim when you translate the policy and discover that vital cover is excluded, leaving you to pay the claim.

As your home is hundreds of miles away it is essential that you have adequate foreign property insurance. Why should you worry about a potential theft or water damage claim being invalid because you have left your property unoccupied for an extended period, or that guests might cause damage or injure themselves?

You don’t have to because Schofields have tailored an overseas holiday home insurance policy that covers your house in France, Spain, Portugal or Italy. The insurance does not restrict cover when your property is left unoccupied and includes essential cover for holiday letting.

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static holiday home insurance

A static caravan can be the perfect holiday home, but you’ll always need adequate insurance in place if you want to protect your investment. When you’re looking for static caravan insurance UKthere are a number of things you need to bear in mind, and here are just a few of them to help you prepare.

• Make sure you’ve got the level of cover that you need, including things like year-round cover, debris removal and cover for fixtures and fittings. A comprehensive policy will give you added peace of mind, and always read the small print so you don’t get a nasty surprise.

• Head to a specialist broker for the best deals, because it’s here that you’ll get all the advice you could need to make the right decision. You’ll also get a fantastic selection of quotes and could well find that you save some money, and that’s got to be high on everyone’s list.

• Make sure to compare several quotes if you want to be sure you’re getting the most for your money, and always look carefully at what each company can offer before you make your decision.

• Invest in security measures such as alarms to reduce your premiums. Doing so will deem you as a lower insurance risk, so investing in security devices will always be worth it.

• Find a secure site to house your caravan, ideally one that’s registered by the Caravan Club. Choosing a site that isn’t secure is the equivalent of choosing a bad neighbourhood to live in and not expecting any consequences, but if you choose wisely you can be sure that your caravan will be safe and secure and you could even find that your premiums are reduced.

These are just a few points you need to remember when looking for static caravan insurance UK, and if you bear them in mind you’ll be able to enjoy your caravan while knowing that you’ve got the level of cover that you need at the price to suit.

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holiday accident

Accidents on Holiday, Injuries on Holiday or Illnesses on Holiday

Information about holiday accidents, holiday injuries and holiday illnesses

If you have an accident on holiday, an injury on holiday or develop an illness on holiday, which was not your fault, then you may be entitled to make a personal injury compensation claim.

If your holiday was within the United Kingdom, your holiday injury claim could be dealt with in the same way as any other personal injury compensation claim; however, if you were abroad at the time, certain other rules apply.

For example, a personal injury solicitor in the United Kingdom would only be able to deal with a personal injury compensation claim against a holiday company for an accident, injury or illness which occurred abroad if the holiday was booked as part of a package deal through a travel agent in the United Kingdom. In addition to this, your holiday accident, holiday injury or holiday illness would need to be the fault of the travel agent or their representatives such as the hotel staff.

If your holiday accident or holiday injury was caused due to a badly maintained section of walkway in the hotel grounds you would be entitled to make a holiday injury compensation claim against your travel agent. You would also be able to claim compensation against your travel agent if you contracted a form of food poisoning from the hotel restaurant; however, you would not be able to make a holiday injury compensation claim against your travel agent if your accident was caused due to a badly maintained pavement in a local town centre for example. You may still be able to make a claim for compensation but it will be a slightly more complicated process than claiming against a travel agent.

If you have suffered an injury as a result of an accident abroad and would like to know if you have a valid accident compensation claim, complete one of our online personal injury compensation claim forms.

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cheap hotel insurance

Cheap Hotel Insurance

Wether you run a Small or Large Hotel we at Crown can offer Cheap Hotel Insurance for all sizes of Hotel, Country Club, Guest House, Inn, Pub or Bed & Breakfast. We can find a Cheap Hotel Insurance Policy to suit your particular Hotel Business, including Listed Building or with an Entertainment License.

Our Hotel Insurance and Guest House Insurance policy is tailored to cover your assets, earnings and legal liabilities of the business for both Licensed and Non Licensed Establishments. Our standard Hotel Insurance policy provides cover for a wide range of risks including Public and Employers Liability, Hotel Contents cover and Business Interruption. We also give you the choice of including a number of optional extras.

Wether your Hotel is a Small Private Family run Business or a Large Independent Hotelwe have many Hotel Insurance schemes to choose from. If you run a Bed & BreakfastEstablishment and licensed by your Local Authority your Standard Home Insurance Policy may not allow B&B use. Please check with your current Insurers first.

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hotel procurement software

The keyword phrase hotel procurement software is used to find information on major search engines approximately 42 times each month. There are about 107000 competing web pages that contain a variation of this keyword. The number of searches compared to the amount of web pages containing this keyword is 42 / 107000. This ratio indicates the degree of competitiveness for ad placement and results in a rating of 8/10 with 10 being the most competitive. The competition and search volume for Hotel Procurement Software suggests a bid amount of $17.51 to appear in the sponsored section of search engines. This means you might expect to pay about $17.51 for each new website visitor who arrives by way of your paid search advertisements.

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