– It seems that the vast majority of the traveling companions here have had an element of the norovirus or whatever it is. Ørjan Sedeniussen from Stavanger is in the hospital with his partner in Alanya in Turkey when news calls. What was supposed to be a relaxing holiday in the heat turned out to be anything but. Sedeniussen says that he has seen people vomiting on the beach quay and around the area the hotel is located in. Here the couple imagined that they would enjoy their holiday. But the sunbed was replaced by a hospital stay. Photo: Screenshot / Ving They are two of many who have fallen ill at the Sunprime C-Lounge hotel in Turkey this week. They have booked the holiday through Ving. It was last week that VG mentioned that there have been at least 31 similar cases of illness at the same Ving hotel recently. (External link) Suspects norovirus The couple found out about the VG article the day before they were due to travel down. Ahead of the holiday, they received a message from the travel company stating that they had to be good with, among other things, hand hygiene. Press contact in Ving, Ingrid Osa, says that they think it is very sad for those who have fallen ill on their holiday. – And on a general basis, I would like to encourage everyone who gets sick while on holiday to contact a doctor so that they can recover faster, and get documentation that they can possibly use for their travel insurance. But for the couple, despite good hand hygiene, it became a serious illness. – It happened to me on day two in the evening, quite strongly. It had gradually improved, but now my roommate is nauseous, says Sedeniussen. Ørjan Sedeniussen and his partner fell ill with stomach upset on holiday to Turkey. They are critical that Ving did not let them change hotels. Photo: private Osa says that tests at the hotel show that the infection is not hotel-related. – So it is not due to poor hygiene at the hotel. The infection is in the Alanya area, which local doctors have confirmed. It is transmitted from person to person, which is why we suspect norovirus. The number of sick people has decreased, now eight are registered as sick, says Osa. – It’s bad When the couple learned that there was a lot of sickness at the hotel, they asked Ving to switch to another destination. But it could not be done. – We were skeptical about traveling down, but as we had no opportunity to change, we took the chance and traveled to the hotel. It was quite quiet and a bit of a lazy atmosphere. The couple are critical that Ving did not let them stay in another place during the holiday. – When we made ourselves willing to switch to another hotel, and it was well informed that there were high concentrations of stomach virus, it is on the verge of sending us there knowing that the chance of us having a bad holiday is high . Osa says that they cannot comment on individual cases about the guests. Now the couple, who are going home on Saturday, hope that they will soon recover, so they can enjoy the last days of their holiday. – It is bad that we did not get the opportunity to travel somewhere else and have a better holiday experience when we have invested a good amount of money in this week. Hi! Do you have any thoughts on the matter, or tips for something else I should look into? Then I will be happy if you send me an e-mail. Published 30.07.2024, at 17.53
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