German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race

The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.

German Tourist Wins Lawsuit After Not Getting a Lounge Chair by the Pool

A tourist won a refund after a court ruled that hotel staff enforced a rule meant to stop guests reserving sun beds with towels.

By John Yoon

German tourist awarded €1,000 after losing out on sunloungers at Greek hotel

Court in Hanover says man entitled to payout after he and his family had to lie on concrete A German holidaymaker has won a payout of almost €1,000 after being unable to find a sunlounger for himself and his family because other guests had got there first. The man, whose identity is not known, holidayed on the island of Kos, in Greece, with his family in 2024. He said that, despite waking up at the crack of dawn every morning to carry out a 20-minute search, he had not been able to lay claim ...

By Kate Connolly in Berlin

German tourist wins payout over hotel guests reserving sun loungers with towels

The court was told the man complained to the Greek hotel that reserving the loungers this way broke the resort rules, but no action was taken.

German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race

A German tourist has won more than €900 (£850) after he was unable to secure a sun lounger because other guests had reserved them with towels.

By Abubakar Ibrahim