Hotel insurance holders may be interested to discover that an establishment is being sued by a gay couple after they were refused a double bed on the grounds that they were unmarried.
Owners of the Chymorvah Private Hotel Peter and Hazelmary Bull say that only married heterosexual couples can share a room at their premises.
Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy have filed a claim for £5,000 due to "direct discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation", which could interest hotel insurance holders.
The establishment's website contains the disclaimer: "Although we extend to all a warm welcome to our home, our double-bedded accommodation is not available to unmarried couples - Thank you."
Solicitor for the defendants Tom Ellis is to argue that the Equality Act, which makes the refusal of goods or services based on sexual orientation illegal, infringes the couples' rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.
In other news which may interest hotel insurance holders, chief executive of the Scottish Tourism Forum Iain Herbert has told the Scotsman that special offers will increasingly be used to attract new customers.
