In the days after backpackers in Laos began falling violently ill due to suspected methanol poisoning, travellers tried desperately to warn each other about the hostel at the centre of the scandal. In the days after backpackers in Laos began falling violently ill due to suspected methanol poisoning, travellers tried desperately to warn each other about the hostel at the centre of the scandal. Travel Health and Safety, Travel and Tourism, Alcohol, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Accidents and Emergency Incidents, Health Latest business news