Brits flying to Spain for post lockdown holidays will be greeted by miles of empty sands. The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a hammer blow to the country’s tourist trade.
In Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, where the resort’s golden beaches have been roped off into small sections to ensure social distancing, tourists can have the pick of the plots.
Officials are on hand to ensure no more than four people are stretched out in each parcel of sand. And they patrolled the beach as locals flocked to the sea last weekend.
But during the working week the sands have been deserted, with hundreds of unused sunbeds and brollies. Brits arriving in Benidorm also have to wear face masks when they stroll along the promenade.