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Post by artisans on May 12, 2015 9:57:53 GMT 2
I am not saying that I condone dangerous practices, but many visitors choose to take risks. Most don’t realise that their actions invalidate any travel insurances they may have.
I know for a fact that all tourist boats have to receive an extensive annual inspection and certification from the inspectorate at Gouvia. Limits are set and, in my experience, adhered to.
Major tour operators have staff & agents resident on the island, certainly throughout the tourist season, and they do usually claim to have thoroughly inspected all premises in their brochures. One must assume that their inspectors are adequately trained and supervised, or are they? I wonder if, as with star ratings, many accommodations are allowed to self-certificate. In any case, that is still the responsibility of the tour operator. We, as tourists, have contracts with the tour operators, and they, in turn, have contracts with the accommodation owners – their suppliers. The chain is clear, as is the accountability.
If H & S were to remove all unique features from all the countries in Europe, where would choose to go on holiday? As for olive trees & drug dealers, I can’t comment.
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Post by redwalks on May 12, 2015 12:47:39 GMT 2
I think we'd all have a nicer and more fun holiday if this 'guest' stayed in the safety of their own home!
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Post by MalcClayt on May 12, 2015 14:05:42 GMT 2
Olive Trees and Drug Dealers? Sounds like it could be the sequel to Shirley Valentine!
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Post by artisans on May 12, 2015 16:42:06 GMT 2
... or a book by Carol Drinkwater!
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coroners verdict today
Guest
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Post by coroners verdict today on May 12, 2015 20:01:56 GMT 2
The court has heard that hotel manager Georgios Chrysikopoulos, Petros Stoyiannos, the head of the technical department at the hotel, and Christos Louvros, a hotel electrician, all failed to act despite the poor state of the boiler. Boiler maintenance engineers Theo Koromios and Nikolaos Varthis warned the hotel not to bypass the thermostats Holes were also left in the walls between the outbuilding and the bedroom when air conditioning pipes were installed - branded a "bodged and botched" job by the coroner. Mr Fankhauser said the correct checks were not done because the hotel lied to Thomas Cook about there being no gas-fuelled water heaters at the complex. Three Greek people have been convicted over the tragedy.
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Post by artisans on May 12, 2015 21:45:59 GMT 2
I suspect that the vast majority of Thomas Cook’s customers believe that the Company inspects each & every premises. Self-certification is very risky and invites malpractice. Thomas Cook know this, but they choose to encourage it as positive vetting is costly, reduces profits and compromises shareholder dividends. In my opinion, they are not without blame.
As was said earlier, there are many such incidents even in the over-regulated UK. The delights of visiting Corfu remain.
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Post by MalcClayt on May 13, 2015 8:55:58 GMT 2
Our unidentified guest has done a good job here, I have now cancelled my holiday to Corfu and will never step outside my house again, its just not safe!
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Post by artisans on May 13, 2015 9:45:11 GMT 2
I thought 90% of all accidents happened in the home, Malc - better to cast caution to the wind and enjoy yourself. See you in Roda!
Steve
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Post by MalcClayt on May 13, 2015 13:22:23 GMT 2
Lots of debate on this, as the word "Accident" implies no one is to blame or it was unavoidable... I think i'll risk it then, see you in July!
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Post by kernowman on May 13, 2015 16:55:51 GMT 2
"incidents" is probably a better word. I notice that the police now refer to "traffic accidents" as traffic incidents more these days
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