Jessica Hegner and Karl Hancock from Crawley demanded £4,000 in compensation from the operator after claiming to have fallen ill during a break to Sharm el Sheikh in 2013.
The figure was later reduced to £3,306 but a judge found their actions to be “fundamentally dishonest” at trial and ordered Hegner and Hancock to pay more than £12,000 in costs.
Despite claiming to have suffered with food poisoning on the second day of their week-long trip and only recovering once back at home, according to Red Sea Holidays, the couple took part in two excursions to a local waterpark and a Bedouin night excursion into the desert involving a coach trip, camel rides and dinner.
