Overview

• On July 24 at 8:30am, around 50 guests at Protur Playa Cala Millor Hotel sprinted across the pool deck as soon as staff removed the barrier chain.
• The video, filmed by British holidaymaker Clare Wright, has garnered over 60,000 TikTok views and drawn backlash over competitive towel-reserving tactics.
• The hotel’s entertainment manager warned the night before against leaving towels on loungers and running on the wet deck.
• Despite the early morning dash, Wright returned at 10am to find ample sunbeds available, indicating the panic was unnecessary.
• The incident adds to a summer-long "sunbed wars" trend in Spanish resorts that has led to abolished reservations, fines for hogging, and formal 30-minute hold policies.