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As British people start to travel again following the COVID pandemic and the end of strike action at UK airports, an increasing number of enquiries we receive here at Bartletts come from guests injured at hotels and, in particular, bed bug bites during stays. Bed bug infestations at hotels have long been a global problem, and one which if anything appears to be getting worse rather than better over time, as bed bugs develop resistance to commonly used pesticides. Bed bugs also become more active during the summer months when warmer weather speeds up their breeding cycle, which is exactly the time when hotels are at their busiest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from being bitten sometimes hundreds of times during a hotel stay, guests also risk transporting bed bugs home with them in their luggage or clothing, likely causing a domestic infestation that will require the services of pest control experts. Bed bug bites may therefore affect a person\u2019s physical and mental wellbeing (particularly children), as well as cause significant financial loss, all of which will be considered for the purposes of settling a compensation claim. In our experience, hotels will often acknowledge the fact that a room was infested with bed bugs and offer a refund on a guest\u2019s stay, which is usually viewed as an unacceptable response in the circumstances.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotels have a legal duty under the Occupiers\u2019 Liability Act 1957 to take all reasonable care to deal with potential risks to the safety of guests such as bed bug infestations. Hotel staff need to be trained to spot the telltale signs of the presence of bed bugs in rooms and obliged to carry out routine checks, yet the high turnover of staff and other pressures at hotels mean that such training is often not provided. When staff have not been trained to look out for recognised signs of bed bugs, a compensation claim for bed bug bites against a hotel is likely to succeed. Claims for bed bug bites against foreign hotels are also possible under the Package Travel Regulations 1992 if a holiday and hotel stay was booked with a UK package holiday or tour operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find out more about this bed bug bite claims on our dedicated pages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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