Accidents on Holiday

Accidents on holiday have happened to almost every person at some point or another. The most common accidents on holiday usually involve transport, slips and trips, food poisoning and leisure activities.

If you are ever involved in an accident that is in no way your fault then you may be able to make a personal injury claim. So, it is important to look into the facts and see if you are eligible for compensation.
Here, we'll take at how claims work when independent and package holidays are involved.

Package Holidays are different from independently arranged holidays. The compensation package varies depending on what kind of holiday you are on. Since the introduction of package holidays and the Travel Trade Act, 1995, it has become much easier to pursue a personal injury claim arising from an accident while on a package holiday abroad.

Consumers can submit a claim in Ireland, rather than in the country where the holiday took place. A package holiday must contain two or more elements of a package such as flights and accommodation.

In addition, it is the organiser of the package holiday (usually the tour operator) who is liable to the consumer for the proper performance of the obligations under the contract, instead of the hotel or local service providers. If tour operators are in breach of their duty of care to ensure that accommodation and other services are safe and hygienic, then holiday makers may be entitled to make a claim for the injuries they have received as a result of that breach of contract.

Independent holidays work in a different way and by organising ones holiday in another country, holiday makers have to make a claim in that country. To establish if you have a claim for compensation on a package or an independently organised holiday you can contact Tim or Vincent Shannon at 29 Main Street, Swords on +3531-8401780 or never hesitate to e-mail vincent@shannons.ie