Updated
Updated · Metro.co.uk · Jun 23
Rachael Rogers Removes Towels From 8 Tenerife Sunbeds as Video Hits 2.7 Million Views
Updated
Updated · Metro.co.uk · Jun 23

Rachael Rogers Removes Towels From 8 Tenerife Sunbeds as Video Hits 2.7 Million Views

3 articles · Updated · Metro.co.uk · Jun 23

Summary

  • At least eight reserved sun-loungers at Tenerife’s Mediterranean Palace were stripped of towels by British tourist Rachael Rogers, whose TikTok clip had reached 2.7 million views by Monday morning.
  • Rogers said guests were claiming poolside spots at 6 a.m. in pyjamas and dressing gowns, then leaving for the beach, shops or breakfast and not returning until about 2 p.m.
  • The video, set to The Heavy’s “How Do You Like Me Now?”, showed her removing towels for about an hour; she said she acted because all guests had paid the same and should have equal access.
  • TikTok users praised her as an “idol” and said she deserved a free holiday, turning a familiar European resort gripe over sunbed reserving into a viral flashpoint.

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