- A British family has revealed how they secured their sun loungers at dawn
- The Harper family filmed themselves having breakfast by their pool at 6.45am.
- They stayed there for several hours, having food “races.”
A British holidaymaking family has revealed the ruthless techniques they employ to secure the best sunbathing spots in the competitive world of resort holidays.
The Harper family defied official rules to prevail during their holiday in Crete by having breakfast by the pool at 6.45am.
They used this clever tactic to get around a hotel notice stating that “no one could reserve sun loungers between 7am and 10pm”.
A TikTok posted by Hollie Harper revealed her family’s frustration over sunbed reservation rules at their Greek hotel.
The video’s title read: ‘If you leave your sun lounger for breakfast, your towels will be taken away.’
The Harper family have begun to fight back, defying official rules to prevail on their Crete holiday by having breakfast on sun loungers.
The TikToker, furious at the arbitrary and last-minute change, joked that “in our family this is a serious game” and “a very serious matter.”
It showed his family sitting on the edge of a pool at sunrise, with plates of breakfast around them.
“Our whole family was down at 6:45 a.m. securing base camp,” he explained.
‘Everyone is willing to sacrifice breakfast for the common good!’
The video showed several members of her family protecting their sun loungers, seemingly unconcerned by the “sun police” patrolling the pool, referring to one man who “kept walking towards base camp, waiting for us all to leave for breakfast.”
Hollie was seen going cake shopping and bringing back a variety of small snacks for her family.
The battle for the sun loungers apparently turned into a siege, with the social media user joking that at 8:21am, there was “only 1.5 hours left to secure the area.”
He also revealed that his war against his fellow holidaymakers would only get worse and announced that he would employ his “militant” tactics at his brother’s wedding.
Last month, MailOnline reported that Greece was beginning a new crackdown on sun loungers taking over the country’s shores using drones, amid complaints from locals about mass tourism.
Greece uses satellites and artificial intelligence to crack down on illegal use of sunbeds, umbrellas and chairs on 8,000 of its beaches
New rules have been introduced dictating that parasols and sun loungers must be at least four metres from the sea.
Aerial footage shows a drone patrolling a beach after the new rules were implemented earlier this year.
Angry residents have been taking action as part of the so-called “beach towel movement”, which began last year and has seen thousands of people protest against paying exorbitant prices to use sun loungers.
New rules have now been introduced which dictate that parasols and sun loungers must be at least four metres from the sea.
Bars and hotels also need a licence to place sun loungers, parasols, tables and chairs on the beaches, and a large section of the promenade must be completely free of them.
As British holidaymakers flock to Greece for their summer holidays, authorities are using satellites, artificial intelligence and an app to enforce new rules and stamp out “illegal” use of sun loungers on thousands of beaches across the country.
