Holiday-gate intensified on Sunday in the UK tabloids, with new reports that a British mother died in Hurghada when a banana boat in which she was riding flipped over. The incident allegedly took place last week and came a week after tourists John and Susan Cooper died suddenly at the five-star Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel. Thomas Cook have now suspended all affiliated boat tours in Hurghada, according to the Daily Mail.

Meanwhile, reports have emerged that the room adjacent to the Coopers’ was being fumigated in the hours before the couple died, UK tabloid the Sun reports, citing “sources.” The couple’s family had reported a strange smell emanating from the room prior to their death. The UK press is presenting the Aqua Magic as a longtime problem for Thomas Cook, which BBC reports paid GBP 2,000 in compensation to a British man who contracted salmonella last year during his stay at the Aqua Magic. Thomas Cook has reportedly had to pay GBP 26k to tourists who fell ill in the past at the resort. The Daily Mail is also now showcasing a video of dirty accommodations at the hotel.

Let’s all get two things straight: First, nobody in Egypt (ourselves included) is setting out to torpedo the domestic tourism industry by reporting that we are facing a public relations crisis in one of our most important inbound markets. If you believe that, allow us, please, to help you dig a deeper hole for your ostrich head. If the issue is important enough to draw in the tourism minister herself, it’s important enough to cover. Second, the deaths of the Coopers is a tragedy, but we need to keep in mind — as we’ve written on multiple past occasions — that “English tourist goes to Egypt, gets upset tummy, vacation ruined, wants compensation” is a trope in the UK tabloid press. Beating up on non-English-speaking holiday destinations is as much mother’s milk to the British tabloid press as are the antics of D-list UK reality television stars and speculation about the [redacted] lives of the royal family.

CORRECTION: In our pickup of a Daily Mail story yesterday on another tourist death in Egypt on a Thomas Cook Holiday, we erred in writing that the death was the day before yesterday. The woman died in April after having become “violently ill after she and her husband noticed a ‘strong smell’ in their room.” The UK media outlet is drawing a direct line between that death and the recent deaths of Susan and John Cooper.