How hotels are stopping the 'dawn dash' for sunbeds after man wins payout
Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the holiday sunbed scramble.
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"It was a big hotel, very fancy, with about 400 loungers. And all 400 loungers had towels on them."
— David Eggert , Other
"Despite waking up at the crack of dawn every morning to carry out a 20-minute search, he had not been able to lay claim to a lounger."
— Unnamed German Holidaymaker , Other
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Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the holiday sunbed scramble.
A German tourist was awarded €1,000 compensation after being unable to find available sun loungers at a Greek hotel due to other guests reserving them with towels, leading to a ruined vacation experience.
A German tourist was awarded compensation after being unable to find available sun loungers at a Greek hotel due to the practice of reserving them with towels, raising questions about the future of this common practice.
A German tourist received €1,000 compensation after being unable to find available sun loungers at a Greek hotel due to other guests reserving them with towels.
A German court ruled that a tour operator must compensate a tourist over €900 after he was unable to access sun loungers at a Greek hotel due to early reservations by other guests.
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