I found six hotels that have killed off sunbed wars for good
A Düsseldorf holidaymaker sued a Greek tour operator over the dawn dash — and won. Tracey went hunting for six hotels that have solved the sunbed wars, from a Crete resort with 3,500 loungers for 2,150 guests to a Cyprus place issuing personal numbered cards.
Tracey opens with the German holidaymaker who sued his Greek tour operator over the dreaded "handtuchkriege" — spent £7,000 on a package to Kos, got up at 6am, still couldn't find a lounger, won €1,000 back. For The i Paper she then picks six hotels that have actually solved it: Lyttos Beach on Crete (3,500 loungers for 2,150 guests), Rhodes' Akti Imperial (40-minute towel-removal policy), Iberostar Sábila in Tenerife (app-booked, claim by 10:45am), Eurocamp Pra Delle Torri near Venice (paid reservations at £5.60/day), plus two Cyprus resorts issuing personal numbered cards for the whole stay. Four-part solution: more loungers than guests, apps, tags, and staff who actually enforce.