A SOLICITOR says you could win £4,500 in compensation if bed bugs ruin your holiday.
Airlines and hotels across the UK are bracing for an invasion of “super-bedbugs” from Paris, where they have run rampant.
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Grim clips from the French capital show the blood-sucking bugs crawling across hotel bedsheets, cafe tables and Metro carriages.
Now lawyer Craig Phillips has told how one family was awarded £4,500 after an infestation at the Travelodge where they were staying.
He told the Mirror: “Bed bug bites during your travels can be a distressing experience, but being informed and proactive is key.
“Documenting everything related to the infestation is crucial.
“Communications with the property owner, photographs of the infestation, medical bills, and receipts for any expenses incurred are essential.”
Hotels are required to provide clean and safe accommodation under UK law.
One major hotel UK chain is now quizzing guests about whether they have come from France.
The rooms of those who have come from across the Channel are reportedly deep-cleaned when they leave.
Air France, which runs six flights a day from Paris to London, said it will ground any plane if bedbugs are spotted on board.
And Eurostar is disinfecting trains from Paris if there is the “slightest doubt” they are infested.
Expert Nicolas Roux de Bezieux warn that the Parisian “super-bedbugs” are resistant to insecticides.
He told the Mail: “It’s harder to kill them than it’s ever been.
“Pest controllers have to return to kill them again because they survive the spray.”
It comes after a pest control expert listed five ways to avoid bedbugs – and why you should never sit down on the bus.
A cleaning whizz has revealed the exact temperature you need to set your wash at to kill the critters instantly.
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