As holidaymakers jet off on their travels abroad this summer, some hotels are having to find different ways to handle sunbed shortages, and tensions.
Gone are the days of waking up early and putting your towel down on a sunbed to secure a good spot by the pool.
Now, some hotels are employing security to help keep things under control after several videos have gone viral of people battling it out for sun loungers.
Another tourist, @grantsimpson10, posted a video on TikTok of a security guard opening gates to the pool area at Spring Bitacora hotel in Tenerife and dozens of tourists flooding in with their towels at hand.
A viewer commented on the clip, revealing they had holidayed there previously and said: ‘Stayed there two years ago great hotel but the sun lounger situation was an absolute joke do they still have a security guard?’
The poster replied, confirming the establishment had staff ‘patrolling’ the area still.
‘Yeah still got two patrolling it until 8am for opening the gates,’ they wrote.
Spring Bitacora isn’t the only hotel to employ such methods to help tackle the increasingly common sun bed battles.
A tourist, @grantsimpson10, posted a video on TikTok of a security guard opening gates to the pool area at Spring Bitacora hotel in Tenerife and dozens of tourists flooding in with their towels at hand
Someone else, @seejonj, posted on TikTok a clip sharing that their hotel in Turkey employed security guards to remove towels from ‘unaccompanied’ sun loungers before 7am
Someone else, @seejonj, posted on TikTok a clip sharing that their hotel in Turkey employed security guards to remove towels from ‘unaccompanied’ sun loungers before 7am.
They captioned the video: ‘Sun lounger etiquette, no unaccompanied towels allowed before 7am.
‘In all fairness there is plenty and plenty of loungers. always a space and the staff a super friendly and will find you a linger and set it up for you.
‘No need to be out at 0630. We’ve seen the same few people out at 0530!! putting their towels down.’
The video, taken at 6.30am, showed dozens of sun beds positioned neatly, most of them with towels already spread across them.
The holidaymaker revealed the ‘majority of loungers taken with towels’.
In a caption over the video, they added: ‘The security guard removes them unless you stay with the towels.
‘No unaccompanied towels before 7am.’
Footage at Spring Bitacora hotel showing how security have been employed to help keep things under control after several videos have gone viral of people battling it out for sun loungers abroad
It comes after holidaymakers were left shocked as they watched a ‘stampede’ unfold for prime sunbed spots at a popular five-star hotel in Crete – sparked by influencers who wanted to take selfies ‘all day’ on them.
Chaotic scenes unfolded at Akasha Beach Hotel & Spa, located in Hersonissos, which saw dozens of guests charging towards available loungers as the pool opened for the day.
The luxury hotel has become a hit on social media in recent months thanks to its modern and ‘clean’ aesthetic, providing visually appealing backdrops for photos and videos, which is a key factor for content creators.
The hotel’s multiple pools, private beach, and spa facilities also offer a range of opportunities for influencers to create engaging content and share unique experiences with their followers.
