Overview
- About 300 holidaymakers are seeking more than £5 million over gastric illnesses linked to 2022 stays at the Riu Palace Santa Maria in Cape Verde.
- A High Court judge ordered a late‑2026 trial that will proceed with 30 representative lead claimants to determine outcomes for the wider group.
- Claim filings cite infections including shigella, salmonella, E. coli and cryptosporidium, with hospital treatment reported and lawyers attributing six deaths to related illnesses.
- Allegations detail hygiene failures such as undercooked food, dirty pool water, pest infestations and dog fouling at the beachside resort.
- TUI denies liability as the UKHSA links 118 shigella and 43 salmonella cases to recent travel to Cape Verde and issues precautionary travel advice.