The expert called it unacceptable to book sun beds with a towel

Petr Shcherbachenko, an associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, told whether it is legal to occupy a chaise longue on the beach with your belongings.

"Based on beach etiquette, the situation is quite clear: reserving a place in the sun by leaving a towel or other personal belongings on a sunbed is indecent and unacceptable," the expert said in an interview with aif.ru Thursday, May 14th.

According to him, it is worth taking a chaise longue only when a person is really going to relax on the beach. According to him, the habit of leaving a towel in the morning and going out on business is considered a violation of beach etiquette, because other vacationers could use the sunbed at this time.

At the same time, in a number of European countries, such "bookings" are being dealt with with fines. For example, in some resorts in Italy, Spain and the Adriatic coast, towels left unattended can be fined up to 200-250 euros. In Russia, there are no separate fines for this, but beach owners have the right to introduce their own rules for using sun beds and to remove abandoned items.

The expert also recalled that tourists can claim compensation if they were unable to fully use the paid infrastructure due to the constant employment of deck chairs. To do this, it is important to carefully read the contract and record violations.

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Earlier in May 360.ru He wrote that a tourist from Germany, who was vacationing with his family on the Greek island of Kos, sued for more than 1,000 euros in compensation after he was unable to use an empty sunbed during his vacation due to towels that other vacationers were using. He explained that the tour operator did not struggle in any way with "booking" sun beds with towels, which is why he and the children had to sunbathe right on the floor.

Site survey kp.ru He showed that 70% of Russians surveyed do not rent deck chairs. 19% reported that they prefer to relax comfortably, so they pay for all amenities: sun beds and umbrellas. The remaining 11% chose the "other" option. The respondents reported that they either did not like to sunbathe, or simply did not visit the south.