The “sunbed war” is reaching another level in Germany. A court in the district of Hannover, in the north of the country, has just ordered a hotel located on the Greek island of Rhodes to compensate German guests.
One morning during their stay they couldn’t find sun loungers in the hotel complex’s six pools. Although they had requested compensation of 800 euros, the court decided to set the amount at 7% of the living expenses, which amounted to almost 5,270 euros, that is, just over 320 euros.
The establishment in question is part of the network of the German tourism giant TUI. As indicated in the daily mail, its giants “enforce a strict no-abandonment policy, according to which customers who place towels on their 500 beds must use them within 30 minutes.” However, both parties can still appeal the Hannover body’s decision.
Tourists arrive at dawn to secure their places.
This anecdotal dispute comes at a time when sun loungers are increasingly the subject of a fierce battle between tourists who want at all costs to have the best locations, whether on the beach or by the pool.
A struggle that gives rise to amazing scenes, especially in the clubs of southern Europe, where holidaymakers queue for two to three hours before the opening of the reserved spaces to have their sun loungers or place their towels at the doors. Some parents even entrust their children with the mission of running as soon as the doors open to get the desired seats.
The British newspaper recalls in this regard that establishments are applying tactics to regulate the management of sun loungers: “Many hotels now use timers to limit the time spent on sun loungers and hire security officers equipped with warning whistles.”
Source: BFM TV
