Chelsea Devine, 21, and Jamie Melling, 22, both of Liverpool, booked a 10-day all-inclusive holiday to Levante Beach Apartments with Thomson (now Tui) in June 2015, and said they only ate and drank at their hotel.
The pair claimed to have fallen ill on the fourth day of their holiday but did not report their illness or lodge a complaint while they were away, or upon their return - even uploading cheery snaps from their trip to social media.
It wasn’t until May 2016, nearly a full year later, they made identical claims for a reported £2,500 each.
