Holidaying Brits are most likely to be ill in Spain
More British holiday-makers fall ill while in Spain than anywhere else in the world, it has been revealed.Seven out of ten Brits have been struck by sickness on their hols, with one in five of those staying at a Spanish resort, according to a study of 3,000 people.
And queasy British tourists spend on average three days of their two-week summer break suffering from some sort of illness.
Four out of ten holidaymakers suffer from diarrhoea, while one in five will go down with food poisoning and one in ten will be hit by heat stroke.
Hmm, it's funny how people claim they suffer from food poisoning and heat stroke but don't factor in their excessive holiday drinking, isn't it?
Greece emerged as the second sickliest country to visit, followed by Egypt, France and Turkey.
TOP 5 COUNTRIES WHERE HOLIDAY MAKERS FALL ILL
1. Spain
2. Greece
3. Egypt
4. France
5. Turkey
TOP 5 MOST COMMON HOLIDAY ILLNESSES
1. Diarrhoea
2. Sun burn
3. Food poisoning
4. Heat stroke
5. Mosquito bites
A spokesperson for Bimuno, which commissioned the research, said: "There is nothing worse than feeling under the weather when you're away from home.
"Planning a two week summer holiday or a longer trip to escape the daily pressures of modern life, just to feel sick while there, is so disappointing."
LINKS
Bimuno
TOP 5 COUNTRIES WHERE HOLIDAY MAKERS FALL ILL
1. Spain
2. Greece
3. Egypt
4. France
5. Turkey
TOP 5 MOST COMMON HOLIDAY ILLNESSES
1. Diarrhoea
2. Sun burn
3. Food poisoning
4. Heat stroke
5. Mosquito bites
A spokesperson for Bimuno, which commissioned the research, said: "There is nothing worse than feeling under the weather when you're away from home.
"Planning a two week summer holiday or a longer trip to escape the daily pressures of modern life, just to feel sick while there, is so disappointing."
LINKS
Bimuno
