EXCLUSIVE And they’re off! Holidaymakers in Costa Del Sol race to nab poolside sun loungers the moment the doors open
Holidaymakers in Costa Del Sol have been spotted racing each other to nab poolside sun loungers the moment the doors open.
Footage shows a huge queue of people in holiday attire standing in a line as they hope to get their hands on the best beds.
It comes after tourists in Tenerife were slammed as ‘sunbed warriors’ this week after they were spotted laying out loungers at 6.30am – three-and-a-half hours before the pool was due to open.
New footage from Benalmádena, Costa Del Sol shows hundreds of vacationers waiting outside the pool area, only to start sprinting towards the sun beds as soon as they could.
One tourist at the resort, Laury Mackie, told MailOnline: ‘Gates open at 10am and off they go.
‘There’s a clear strategy… look at the determination in the directions they take. Watch the lifeguard and maintenance guy clearly taking the mick!’
Holidaymakers in Costa Del Sol have been spotted racing each other to nab poolside sun loungers the moment the doors open
One man even appears to run and grab two sun loungers from the corner of the area, put them on his back an carry them to his preferred spot.
‘Then there’s the world’s strongest dad hurl two sun loungers over his shoulder,’ said Ms Mackie.
‘Funnily enough most of the dads seem to run in one particular direction…towards the self service beer.’
She added: ‘It’s hilarious viewing as we all calmly wait to wander into the Adults only pool.
‘The kids pool reminded me of the parents race at sports day in school…absolutely hilarious! I’d say there were 100 plus there each morning, god knows when they set up camp.’
People at the front of the line appear more desperate to bag their space, sprinting ahead of the crowd, while those at the back seem more defeated.
In a similar fashion Spanish locals were seen out before dawn to lay down their towels in a prime spot on a Costa Blanca beach this week.
Footage shows a huge queue of people in holiday attire standing in a line as they hope to get their hands on the best beds
The new footage in Benalmádena, Costa Del Sol shows hundreds of vacationers waiting outside the pool area, only to start sprinting towards the sun beds as soon as the doors open
The early-risers in Torrevieja proudly planted their flags in the sand even before the sun rose.
They began setting up at 5.30am just after council cleaners finished their night shift – as similar scenes also played out just over an hour’s drive away in the popular holiday spot of Benidorm.
One local dug his sun umbrella – in the red and yellow of the Spanish national flag – into the sand and plonked his deckchair beside it before disappearing.
Another even planted a mini-Spanish flag into the top of his parasol – and stood next to it with his arms crossed in front of him as if he were defending his territory against foreign marauders.
