Overview

• Tourists have been queuing for up to two hours before pool openings and sprinting inside to grab prime sunbeds despite there being ample loungers available.
• Majorca authorities have abolished a decades-old reservation policy after chaotic rushes disrupted operations at Magaluf’s Hotel Sol Barbados and other resort pools.
• At Benidorm’s Sol Pelícanos Ocas, holidaymakers formed lines from before 7:30 am and stampeded into the pool area once ropes were lifted.
• Some guests have arrived as early as 2 am to lay towels on loungers, leading to theft attempts, confrontations and improvised sabotage by fellow travellers.
• Resorts that supply towels and enforce sign-out systems or strict no-reservation rules report fewer disputes and smoother poolside experiences.