Footage taken at the Spring Hotel Bitacora, Playa de las Américas, shows waves of tourists — including Britons — racing at the crack of dawn to gain a privileged position to spend their holidays. Canary Island vacation.
The determined tourists, running with towels, sunscreen and swimsuits under their arms, can be seen in action in a clip shared on TikTok.
Some travelers, including from the UK, reportedly waited 90 minutes in the morning before the four-star hotel staff allowed them to the disputed sun loungers.
Chloe Turner, who filmed the footage, said: “Another day, another ‘sunbed war’ as rival groups advanced from all sides to claim their place.”
Some wrote on the social media platform calling the behavior “sad” and “embarrassing”.
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One user said: “Sad. They take all their hostility and tension with them on vacation.”
Another wrote: “bunch of idiots.”
A third person commented, “Embarrassing or what…”
One user seemed to understand the tourists and suggested that their behavior was the result of hotels not having enough sunbeds.
They said, “Sometimes you have to get a lounger.”
Being cut in an offer gas consumption by seven percent below a recent European Union deal to reduce dependency on the block Russiacatering establishments are no longer allowed to set their cooling system below 27C in the summer.
In winter, the new set of rules dictates that heating cannot be set above 19C.
The measures apply to offices, shops, bars and restaurants, as well as to public transport systems and transport centers.
Stores must keep their doors closed to maintain the temperature.
A tourism chief rejected the initiative, claiming tourists will be “roasted”.
Francisco Salado, the president of the Costa del Sol tourism board, said: “It is as if this decree was written by a Martian, someone who is very ignorant about our country and who has not consulted anyone.”
He called on Pedro Sánchez’s government “to expend mental energy on more effective measures,” Salado added: “We want satisfied tourists, not roasted tourists or people who are afraid to walk the dark streets.”