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Do you use a towel to reserve a sun lounger? Take our poll and have your say

Do you use a towel to reserve a sun lounger? Take our poll and have your say

Sunbed wars are heating up at hotels everywhere - as holidaymakers race to reserve loungers with nothing but a towel. But is it a clever strategy - or just plain rude?

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