For the vast majority of people, the summer holiday season is a joyous, relaxing and increasingly exotic experience. Some become ill and see little more than the inside of a toilet, or even worse, a hospital. So long as you have booked a package holiday, holiday makers have the protection of the Package Travel Regulations should anything go wrong.

One particular problem faced by holiday makers is food poisoning and other illness. Bacteria, viruses and other microbes find perfect breeding grounds where many people are close together such as in a hotel or onboard a cruise ship, particularly where hygiene is not up to scratch.

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