Hotel sues over fake sickness claim

A British couple accused of making a bogus holiday sickness compensation claim are facing a £170,000 counter-claim by the hotel in question. The couple are alleged to have fabricated a £10,000 claim against the five-star hotel in Crete after saying the resort’s food and drink made them ill.

The hotel says the couple enjoyed their holiday and “consumed large quantities of alcohol” when they were supposed to have been sick. The couple are now trying to drop their claim, saying they would never have pursued it were it not for a claims management firm pressuring them.