Benidorm's bars and restaurants admit there have been days of 'little activity' in an unusually quiet summer - after videos appeared to show empty terraces and beaches.
The Spanish holiday resort, long famed for its vibrant nightlife, jam-packed shores, and 24-hour party scene, is facing a subdued peak season.
Bars and restaurants that are normally heaving with tourists have reported quieter stretches, while videos circulating on TikTok show shuttered pubs, deserted terraces, and rows of empty sun loungers.
Images taken earlier this month even capture the rare sight of empty café chairs in a town that has attracted British sunseekers for decades.
The slowdown comes as Spain grapples with a decline in visitor numbers for the first time since the pandemic, with years of anti-tourism protests said to be deterring regular holidaymakers.
