Tourists say people were putting the towels on the beds first thing then not coming back until 4pm
Resort workers have been hailed heroes after being filmed removing piles of towels from unoccupied sunbeds reserved by holidaymakers. The viral clip has delighted travellers fed up with people claiming loungers for hours without using them.
It was filmed at Camping Le Marsouins in Argelès-sur-Mer, near Perpignan, France. With several holiday resorts now introducing rules to stop guests reserving sunbeds they are not using, staff at the campsite decided to take matters into their own hands.
The clip, which has racked up over three million views and 80,000 likes, showed two members of staff in yellow and red uniforms collecting towels from empty loungers. They piled the abandoned towels onto a single sunbed, freeing up the rest for guests who are actually using the pool
Vir Ginie, who filmed the video, explained why staff stepped in. She said: “The idea is to free up unoccupied sun loungers. People come and leave their towels as soon as the pool opens, then leave and come back around 4pm, for example.
“So the loungers are unavailable for people at the pool and, in high season, it causes problems and annoys the other holidaymakers.”
The clip reignited the long-running debate over holidaymakers reserving poolside loungers for hours before returning to use them.
One viewer said: “About time – all hotels should be doing this.” Another said: A big round of applause for these staff members.
“This is exactly how it should be in every hotel.” While a third said: “All hotels should do this.”