The ranking was compiled by British site Sickholiday.com, which helps travellers who've spent their holidays in hotel bathrooms get compensation from their tour operators.
According to the study, conducted in collaboration with a British lab which specialises in food-borne illnesses, 380 cases of food poisonings in Hurghada were reported to Sickholiday.com, winning it the dubious distinction of coming in first in the matter. Elsewhere, tourists seem to be getting out-of-the-ordinary culinary experiences in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with 211 cases, and on Mexico's Riviera Maya, with 182 reports. Travellers to the land of the Maya should have a long look at their plates before digging in - Cancun comes in fifth with 95 food poisonings.
Tourists are often victims of bacteria like E. coli and salmonella when the cold chain has been broken, such as when food sits too long under the tropical sun. And while Europeans opting to head southward to Spain may think they are immune to the phenomenon, it turns out that the islands of Mallorca and Benidorm had 66 and 62 cases reported cases, respectively.
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