On CTV in Toronto
Last night CTV News (6:00 p.m.) aired a story that said there were reports that several people had become sick while staying at RIU Mambo in POP. It interviewed some recent hotel guests (now home in Toronto) as well as a representative of Sunquest Vacations here in Toronto. The Sunquest representative said that they have only had a few reports that people have become sick and they have only instated this warning until they have more information on the sicknesses reported. The rep went on to say that it was only a precautionary measure as it is normal on any resort for a few people out of a few thousand to become ill. My impression from the segment aired is that a few guests have complained a little louder than most that they became ill and are ruffling some feathers here in Toronto with Sunquest and that is why this was even heard about (it's called covering your *ss for legal action)!
People, I think this is getting blown way out of proportion. There have been several stories over the past years about tourists becoming sick at resorts and aboard cruise ships and the like BUT in such a case as this, it is normal for some people to become ill while on vacation. While hotels do their best to keep to the strictest of regimens to insure their guests are safe from illness, people forget that they are in a foreign country, eating foreign food, drinking foreign drinks and water, while soaking in the tropical sun all day. While the food, drinks and water may be safe they are still DIFFERENT than our bodies are used to and sometimes this does result in some stomach problems unfortunately. Also, many guests forget that if they lay in the sun all day and drink alcohol to their hearts content ... YES they will eventually suffer the consequences.