Holidaymakers film moment tourists take every sunbed in three minutes
Mark and Karen watched as the early-morning sunbed 'war' was over in just a few seconds
A couple holidaying in Benidorm filmed the moment hundreds of tourists poured out of the hotel and into the pool area to claim every sun lounger at the resort in under three minutes. Holidaymakers Mark and Karen Gregory, both 50, are frequent visitors to Benidorm and usually opt to stay at apartments.
Their accommodation often overlooks major hotel pools - and they say they get to witness the morning chaos as tourists rush to secure a sunbed for the day. Mark and Karen, from Swansea, filmed sun-mad Brits racing to get the best beds during their trip in May.
Mark, who runs an online sales business, said: "We saw people queueing from first thing - the queues were horrendous. People were properly running in.
"One hotel we did stay in, the pool opened at 8.30am and by 8.33am every bed had a towel on. I think it happens everywhere - just because hotels don't have as many beds as they do guests. We don't partake at all, we just observe.
"I know it's a bugbear for a lot of tourists - but we just find it funny."
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