09/05/2012
Young British Tourists Urged To 'Behave Better'
British tourists need to improve their behaviour overseas, according to the head of the UK Consulate for the Balearic Islands in Spain, which include Majorca and Ibiza.
The statement follows another balcony death in Magaluf over the weekend.
On May 5, 23-year-old Charlotte Faris fell from a third storey balcony hours after checking in to her hotel.
Staff at the hotel say she wasn't ‘balconing’, where people jump from or between rooms, but admitted it does go on in the town.
"It's the worst part of the role for sure,"; British Consul Paul Avery's job is to tell parents that their son or daughter has been hurt or killed.
He said: "There are lots of drink and drug related issues that wouldn't happen if people were sober and perhaps a bit more relaxed."
Miss Faris’s fall was the third incident in three weeks. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is now looking into their latest advice on balcony safety.
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The statement follows another balcony death in Magaluf over the weekend.
On May 5, 23-year-old Charlotte Faris fell from a third storey balcony hours after checking in to her hotel.
Staff at the hotel say she wasn't ‘balconing’, where people jump from or between rooms, but admitted it does go on in the town.
"It's the worst part of the role for sure,"; British Consul Paul Avery's job is to tell parents that their son or daughter has been hurt or killed.
He said: "There are lots of drink and drug related issues that wouldn't happen if people were sober and perhaps a bit more relaxed."
Miss Faris’s fall was the third incident in three weeks. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is now looking into their latest advice on balcony safety.
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