Well here’s a landmark court ruling that could have implications for the ways that tens of millions of Germans vacation (thanks to @istrakhov for flagging this)… 😉

German awarded €1,000 over insufficient resort loungers

The practice of reserving pool loungers is a dirty game

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German awarded €1,000 over insufficient resort loungers

A court in Hanover has awarded a German man €986.70 in damages, after he and his family weren’t able to find sun loungers at a resort in Kos, Greece. This incident initially dates back to 2024, when a family of four spent more than €7,000 on a vacation package.

The traveler claimed that despite waking up at the crack of dawn every morning and conducting a 20-minute search for sun loungers, he was unable to actually secure any… throughout the entire stay!

While the hotel initially agreed to offer a partial refund, a district court in Germany ruled that the family was entitled to a larger sum, and claimed that the tour operator that sold the vacation was…