Tourist wins payout after missing out on sun loungers during family vacation | CNN

A German tourist has been awarded more than 900 euros (about $1,100) by judges after his family was left without sun loungers while on vacation in Greece because other guests had got there first. While vacationing with his wife and two children on the island of Kos during the summer of 2024, the man, who has not been identified, claims the loungers were unavailable from as early as 6 a.m. The traveler initially paid 7,186 euros (roughly $8,500) for an 11-day trip at a 384-room hotel, which boasted multiple pools, relaxation spots and access to a beach, according to a ruling from the Hanover District Court. Despite wooden signs prohibiting people reserving sun loungers with towels and then leaving them, the father-of-two said guests routinely ignored the warning. Unimpressed by the reservation habits of others, he reported the issue to his tour operator but was informed that it was the hotel’s responsibility to enforce the house rules. When he attempted to contact the hotel staff with his concern that many loungers were rendered useless daily, he said he was unsuccessful. Although the family woke early every day hoping to relax on loungers by the pool, they were successful just on