Brits have flocked abroad as schools broke up for the summer on Friday – but pictures and videos taken at various holiday resorts – including Benalmadena, Spain – capture sunbed wars
Holidaymakers scramble for sunbeds at a hotel in Spain – with one man nabbing six spots – in a video shared on social media.
Armies of tourists are battling for the best beds in the sun at beaches and pool sides across European destinations now schools have broken up. Staff at most large hotels have to give the green light before the pool can be accessed but, within a flash, scores of holidaymakers dash for spots in the sun.
And in one video posted on TikTok, guests at the Hotel Village in Benalmadena, Spain, can be seen with towels in hand ready to dash to their desired spots. One man in a bucket hat can be seen staking a claim for six loungers by quickly flinging his towels across two rows of three at the hotel in the popular Costa del Sol.
Majorca has already announced plans to end the towel wars by introducing an app for people to book sunbeds in advance of use. Some destinations in Greece have started using drones to stop people using deckchairs and umbrellas inappropriately.
But the man’s brazen behaviour in Benalmadena has sparked outrage online, with some blasting the antics. One TikTok user said: “My idea of holiday hell” while another added: “I am glad I hate sunbathing.” One person joked: “Want to know what happens afterwards. Do they all sit and relax?”
Loungers at Ciutat JardÃ, Cala Està ncia, Can Pere Antoni, Cala Major, and Playa de Palma, which are beaches in Palma de Majorca, will only be able to be reserved via an app if plans in Majorca are passed. The beaches will also have Wi-Fi and video surveillance, with the plan set to start as early as 2025.
Recently, dozens of towel-holding holidaymakers were seen charging towards the sunbeds after patiently waiting for the gates to open at 8am at the popular Spring Hotel on Tenerife.
The comical footage was posted on TikTok with the words: “The only thing that lets this hotel down. Queuing for the gates to open at 8am.” A second video posted on the platform showed holidaymakers grabbing their spots at a hotel on Spain’s Costa Dorada on the mainland.
