Couple's dream holiday 'ruined' after catching E.coli at luxury hotel in Egypt
24.06.2022 - 07:13
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A couple claim their dream honeymoon was 'ruined' after picking up E.coli and a gastric infection at a luxury hotel in Egypt.
Myfanwy Bunting, 50, her husband Dean, 49 and their daughter Edan, eight, are part of a group of 36 holidaymakers who all reported falling ill while staying at the five-star Jaz Aquamarine hotel in Hurghada between January and the end of October 2019.
The pair, from Rhoose, had booked the getaway using money they had been gifted at their wedding.
They flew out on July 22, but just three days into the two week trip Dean and Edan started feeling unwell - with Myfanwy falling ill just one day later, Wales Online reports.
Their symptoms included diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, fever, sweats and lethargy.
On August 5 the family arrived back in the UK. Edan's symptoms had subsided by then but Dean and Myfanwy were still struggling. Myfanwy, a self-employed property manager, said: “Our wedding guests had all given us money for our honeymoon and we were all really looking forward to it so I felt awful having to tell them it was wasted as we spent most of our time unwell.
“While we were there we noticed that the hotel kept shutting the pools for long periods of time. We were also concerned over the food not being handled well in the restaurants. We even saw some people picking up food, tasting it, and then putting it back.
“After we fell ill we spoke to our reps and hotel staff but we feel like they just fobbed us off and tried telling us that it was because we weren’t used to the heat or the spicy food. But we were certain this wasn’t the reason."
On August 6 Myfanwy consulted her GP about the ongoing symptoms and underwent testing. She was subsequently diagnosed with E. coli and the closely-related