German tourist sues tour operator after losing 6am race to reserve sunbed

Tourists often wake up early to stake their claim to a sunbed (Picture: Getty Images)

If there is one topic that can divide Europe like no other it is the annual sunbed wars that grip beach resorts every summer.

Tourists wake up at the crack of dawn and wait for the gates to the hotel pool to open, before making a mad dash to reserve a lounger with a towel.

Now one German dad has successfully sued his tour operator because he kept on losing the battle for a sunbed.

The unnamed man had spent £6,200 on a holiday with his wife and two children to the Greek island of Kos in August 2024....