More reasons why tanning booths are better than laydown tanning beds: NYTimes article

One of the many benefits of stand-up booths are they are cleaner than typical lay-down beds. Hollywood Tans - Atlanta area salons feature all stand-up equipment, and for good reason! Why risk an infection? Try stand-up tanning instead!

(BTW, it's also faster than lay-down tanning!).

Check out this article from the NY Times from April 2010:

NY Times Article on Infections from Tanning Beds