Major health scare at the Holiday Village Turkey

Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Campylobacter and Severe gastroenteritis struck down holidaymakers this summer at the Holiday Village, Sarigerme, Turkey, which is exclusive to First Choice for UK customers.

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BBC´s Watchdog programme last night highlighted the pain and suffering of holidaymakers who stayed at the Holiday Village, Sarigerme, on the south-west coast of Turkey, which has been linked to cases of food poisoning and holiday illness since 2005.

Victoria Shaw, 11, caught Salmonella, and her dad, Mark was taken ill with campylobacter, which is an intestinal illness often caused by undercooked meat or cross-contamination of food. Mark says he was so ill that he went to the toilet 37 times in a day, and he couldn´t climb the stairs.Watchdog sent undercover researchers to the Holiday Village, Sarigerme, Turkey, who found the hotel to be clean, but also heard about many more cases of illness at the resort, including severe diarrhoea and vomiting.

Out of a group of 21 holidaymakers from Manchester, 13 became sick while staying at the hotel, and four more developed symptoms when they returned home. One rep at the hotel suggested an unfamiliar diet was causing illness amongst guests and said: “You find the food is very oily, in comparison to the UK where it´s salty. But there´s no sort of disease or bug or anything.”
Once back in the UK, two of the affected party took stool samples to their doctor, and one tested positive for Cryptosporidium, a waterborne parasite that affects the stomach and intestine.
A spokesman for First Choice, whose company admitted liability for claims against the Holiday Village, Sarigerme, Turkey, in 2005, 2006 and 2007, said: “At First Choice, the health and well being of our customers is our primary focus and we would like to apologise to anyone who has experienced sickness whilst staying at the Holiday Village, Turkey.“The Holiday Village, Turkey, is one of the biggest and most popular resorts in our programme, with nearly 48,000 customers visiting each year. Whilst we accept than any level of sickness is unacceptable, the numbers of holidaymakers falling sick remains very low when the larger population is taken into consideration.

We closely monitor all the hotels in which we operate with a view to ensuring that the strictest health and hygiene standards are maintained. In light of the reported issues at this resort, we can confirm that we have significantly increased our checks. We have commissioned independent consultants who have undertaken three additional rigorous audits during the summer. On each occasion their reports have rated quality standards to be high, and well above the inspector´s requirements. These studies are in addition to our own audits, as well as those conducted by other hygiene specialists instructed by the hotel management.”

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Holiday illness nightmare in Turkey

A family has told of their holiday illness nightmare at a Turkish hotel, where four of them fell ill within a few days.

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Viven Hingley, fiancé Stephen Woodcock and their three children jetted off for a dream holiday to the Holiday Village in Turkey on 22nd June.

By the second week, holiday illness had affected Stephen, 43, Caris 14, Aiden 13 and Alisha, 8.The family soon discovered that other people at the same hotel had the same symptoms, and salmonella poisoning was suspected.

Viven, 42 said: “It was strange because the hotel was lovely. There were inspectors always checking around and the place looked spotless.“The only thing my children noticed was food left uncovered and people tipping fresh food over the leftover food rather than using fresh dishes.“Then in the second week my daughter started to feel off-colour, had a sore throat and felt lethargic.“Then my other daughter, son and fiancé got it and we were also rushing to the toilet with diarrhoea, feeling dizzy and had terrible stomach pains. It was a nightmare.”
When the family returned home they contacted a holiday illness solicitor specialising in travel law, and cases of salmonella were reported at the same hotel from as far back as 2005.

A spokesman for First Choice, the tour operator responsible for sending people to the hotel said: “At First Choice the health and safety of our customers is our primary focus.

“We closely monitor all the hotels which we operate to ensure the strictest health, safety, hygiene and comfort levels are maintained.”Vivien said: “I would advise people to be careful and to do some research before going to this hotel. It needs to be closed down and cleaned properly.”