'I recently visited Benidorm – tourists must avoid 10 things or face huge fines'

A travel influencer has highlighted 10 things holidaymakers should avoid in Benidorm.

The Spanish resort, a British favourite on the Costa Blanca, drew around 820,000 visitors from the UK last year. But despite its popularity, there are a number of rules - as well as prevalent scams - you might not be aware of in Benidorm

Travel vlogger Paul, the man behind the YouTube channel Who Knows Where, visited the sun-soaked holiday hotspot earlier this month. And in one of his recent videos, he highlighted "10 don'ts" for tourists with holidays booked there.

"Don't leave your mobile phone unattended on the bar or the table when you go to the toilet," Paul said. He also warned of people with "leaflets, pamphlets and vouchers for excursions", who will approach you and place their stuff on top of your mobile phone. After you wave them along, they will leave and swipe the phone as they do so.

Paul went on to warn of a third scam that involves people approaching tourists and saying they've lost their phone, asking to borrow one to make a call. He said they will simply run away as soon as you hand it to them.

The Pea Men are notorious scammers in Benidorm. These con artists engage you in a rigged game involving a pea and some cups, and their accomplices will often scan you for valuables and attempt to steal them during the distraction.

"They will get your money if you fall for this," Paul warned. "You'll probably see a couple of tourists win - they are not tourists, they are in on the scam."

Paul said there's "no reason" to ask for doubles at bars in Benidorm because "there's no such thing as measurements in Spain". Most drinks will contain roughly a double measure anyway, he added.

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