Holidaymakers caught on camera in mad dash for sun-loungers - as some families resort to queuing through night
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThis is the moment dozens of holidaymakers equipped with towels rushed to bag a sun lounger on the Costa del Sol. Video footage of scenes at the Hotel Parasol Gardens in Torremolinos this morning (Friday) showed guests patiently waiting on the edge of the pool area poised for staff to give them the nod.
A scrum then ensues as up to 50 tourists, including Brits, scramble to get their towels down first. It comes as frustrated families have been forced to queue and compete for sun loungers due to an array of policies drawn up at different hotels. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features This week, The Mirror spent time on the ground on the Costa del Sol and found travellers getting up at 5am just to bag a prized lounger.
At one hotel, a reporter watched on as tourists elbowed each other out of the way in an unseemly morning rush for loungers as staff observed from afar.
They also saw holidaymakers wake up at the crack of dawn to put their towels down in a determined bid to dominate the pool side.
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