Towels at the Ready

Thomas Cook is offering Germans the opportunity to pre-book sun loungers before they arrive at their hotel on their holiday. The tour operator is offering tourists the chance to pay in advance for a poolside lounger when they book a Mediterranean package holiday, The offer is open to Germans only and they can pre-book a spot by the pool for 3 euros a day. Hotels in Turkey, Egypt and the Canary Islands have signed up. Thomas Cook hopes the scheme will end the perceived “beach towel wars”. Towel wars may still occur during the summer months though as this offer is only available on winter holidays.

There is a further article on this in today’s Telegraph.