A German father who took legal action after losing the battle for a holiday sunbed has hit out at selfish towel-grabbing tourists who claimed loungers at dawn – then vanished for hours.
David Eggert, 48, sued his tour operator after claiming his children were left lying on poolside concrete because every one of the 400 sunbeds at his luxury Greek island hotel had been reserved with towels.
The Dusseldorf pilot, who paid more than £6,200 to take his wife and two children on holiday to Kos in 2024, this month won a £770 payout after successfully bringing a case against his travel
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