Mark MacEwen / Sun Loungers on Jumeria Beach in Dubai, near to Burj Al Arab, aerial view. UAE, January 2010

Mark MacEwen / Sun loungers on Jumeria Beach in Dubai, near to Burj Al Arab, aerial view. UAE, January 2010

Merryn Thomas / Sun loungers lined up on the artifical beach at Los Cristianos, near Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Canary Islands, April 2011.

Jose B. Ruiz / El Arenal, Tourist beach with sun loungers and umbrellas, Javea, Spain.

Jose B. Ruiz / Cala Poniente at sunrise, Benidorm, Spain. High-rise buildings and sun loungers

Jose B. Ruiz / El Arenal, tourist beach with sun loungers and umbrellas, Javea, Spain.

Roberto Rinaldi / Tuessrock hotel beach with thatched umbrella sun-shades, loungers and palm trees, Mauritius.

Roberto Rinaldi / White sand beach with clear water, palm trees and sun loungers, Maldives.

Roberto Rinaldi / Palm trees and sun loungers, Lighthouse Reef Resort, Belize.

Roberto Rinaldi / Sun loungers and palm trees on a white sandy beach, Lighthouse Reef Resort, the only resort on the Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize