With the summer still taking the first steps, some usual scenes of tourism in Spain repeated again. In this resort, dozens of tourists, especially German, have starred in a curious ritual: to line up since 8 am, an hour and a half before the opening of the pool zone, in the one that has been nicknamed ‘towel war’.
Towels first, people later
For several days in a row, at Barceló Lanzarote Active Resort, located in Costa Teguise, the guests, the guests watched the same scenario. As soon as the accesses are opened, tourists rush, towel in hand, with the aim of ensuring the venue closer to the water. In a few minutes, all are covered by towels, according to the As.
The person responsible for the dissemination of this practice was the professional skier Isabelle Hanssen of the Netherlands, who was hosted at the resort. From his room, he filmed guest movement and shared the videos on social networks, where they quickly became viral.
“Ridiculous,” says who witnessed everything
Hanssen did not hesitate to classify the situation as “ridiculous.” “I’ve been here a week ago. At first it wasn’t so, but now you see this every day,” the athlete said in her Tiktok account while showing guests to move barriers to get advantage in running the sun.
Among the most censored attitudes is to reserve various chairs with towels and then absent. “The problem is that people put towels in five chairs and then leave,” Hanssen denounced in a second video, adding that there are always free places even at the end of the day.
Obsession with strategic places
Despite the morning race, the athlete cited by the same source, ensures that the phenomenon is not related to the scarcity of space. In your opinion, this is more of a fixation by certain locations, especially next to the water.
A problem that comes from afar
This type of situation is not new in Spanish hotel units. Places such as the Canaries, Balearres and Costa do Sol have been the scene of similar disputes, especially during the high time of tourism.
In response to these conflicts, some hotels have implemented measures to charge the “towel war”. Among them, we highlight the collection of towels by employees if there is no occupant for a period of time defined.
Other establishments went further and chose to completely ban any kind of prior reserve of sun loungers, seeking to ensure greater equity among guests.
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Resort management is silent
According to the German newspaper Bild, it was not possible to obtain statements from Barceló Lanzarote Active Resort. The hotel did not respond to requests for contact by journalists.
No official position has been assumed
So far, the resort has not issued any official note about what happened, keeping the silence in the face of the images and comments that circulate widely on social networks.
The phenomenon divides opinions
While some tourists consider exaggerated behavior, others justify the attitude with the desire to make the most of the hotel’s amenities. The truth is that the controversy is far from consensual.
A trend amplified by the networks
The promotion of videos and images on social networks has contributed to the increase of media care around these disputes, making them viral in a few days, according to the.
Debate continues on digital platforms
In the comments to the published videos, opinions, criticism and even suggestions to resolve the situation multiply. The “war of the loungers”, nicknamed by the Spanish newspaper, seems to be about to last, at least as long as summer continues.
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