But new legal threats are emerging at a time when tight capacity and soaring demand mean consumers are paying higher prices for their holidays, with inflated expectations to match. There are other factors to consider too, like the potential for increased attention from claims management companies (CMCs), while new types of litigation from areas such as medical tourism are evolving.
Could new claims trends plague travel’s Covid recovery?
Hotels
Gary Noakes
6 June 2023
Thanks to a firm stance from operators like Jet2holidays and Tui, fake compensation claims for mystery stomach bugs and other holiday “illnesses” have all but disappeared, while Covid-specific disruption and flight cancellations are a thing of the past.
A health minister said the risk of death for Brazilian butt-lift surgery was 10 times higher (Credit: iStock)
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