Benidorm News: UK tourists MUST PROVE 100€/day to enter Spain?!  

As a Benidorm regular for more than 30 years it has become increasingly obvious (even prior to Brexit) that the Spanish authorities would prefer not to have British visitors.

OMG this is so crazy 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ has the Spanish government gone mad 🤷🏻‍♀️ thanks for the update Ana ❤️

It’s a shame there’s so many rules and regulations or hoops to jump through now to visit Spain : we had booked for next June in ambassador playa with jet2 but because of all the mess around we have now cancelled and booked for Turkey instead : such a shame as we love Benidorm but unfortunately as other commenters have said if Spain continues to make it harder for tourists then it will be losing the tourism it once had. Really hope they change their minds when they realise before it’s too late ☹️

I'm 67 and ad my wonderful times in Espana but now it's time 2 look Elsewhere Bye bye Espana it's been good knowing U for the last 50 yrs and it's been a pleasure to listen to Anna thank u 😘🌷🙋‍♀️

I was looking to go back to Benidorm as I really enjoyed my last holiday there but I'll have to think again. Even if I can save enough for the holiday, I'll never be able to save €700 as well. Very disappointed.

These restrictions are awful;- So what happens if you come to Spain from the UK in a campervan to live off grid for 3 months?..................Will I be allowed to go to a non shengan country (Turkey) and then return to Spain after 180 days?...........Will I still have to prove 100 euro`s per day?...............this is the EU taking revenge for us leaving the EU in 2016.

was thinking of going to benidorm next year but this new law will probably mean we look elsewhere or stay in the uk and boost our own economy not the spanish one, how dare they say that you must have x amount of money or you will not be allowed entry, i for one will not be held to ransom and i hope thousands do the same.

Thank you so much again for another great video Ana. Booked for next September last week so was not expecting the 100 euro per day rule. Guess it's something we have to do nowadays, but hoping it may be reviewed by then. Totally agree with the non smoking rule on beaches, as a non smoker never good to find used cigarette butt's on beach.

Thanks Benidorm it was fun while it lasted but won’t be back ADIOS

Thanks Ana, a clear explanation of the €100 per person topic. So why are so many people in the comments section not really listening properly to your explanation and getting it wrong...!

Hi Ana, we were in Benidorm, Hotel Rosamar 6th to 20th July. Absolutely no problems through airport either coming or going home. Passport was stamped but no questions asked. Had a great holiday fortnight as usual, just love Benidorm. Watched out for you but never spotted you. Take care in the heat.

100 euro a day per person so 5600 euro for 4 people for a fortnight. You could buy a bar in Benidorm for that. Spain can stick it for me from now on and I’ll go to Egypt and Turkey where they really appreciate tourists.

If this news about needing money and return ticket is true, Spain will lose a hell of a lot of its biggest tourist country, the UK. Greece and Turkey will be rubbing their hands

To many laws in Benidorm now its going crazy.

That’s me done with Spain now I’ll not be going back and I know lots of other people who not be going anymore

Thank you Ana for mentioning the rules which have come in , some of which have been in place for years. The UK has left the EU so it is understandable that it is now treated like a third country. Some of the British press have blown these changes out of all proportion just to create a headline and try to boost its sales figures. I travelled to Oliva via road passing through Dover to Calais and there was no issue. On our return, we arrived at Calais 3 hours early and we were put on an earlier ferry to Dover, so no issues at all, in fact it was a perfect trip through France and Spain. Looking to travel to Oliva again in a few months.

Our seaside towns could use the investment so I hope that it encourages more people to staycation. This and the ridiculous restrictions on flights that are coming will be very bad for tourism.

I am not sure how ridgidly enforced this rule will be. If it is going to be enforced, then Spain deserves all it gets, which will be a huge loss in UK tourism revenue. It's the small hospitality venues I feel the most for.

Hi Ana, the €100 per day, is it per person per day? If so a family like mine of 5 people for a 10 day holiday would need to prove they have €5000. Just want to make sure I don’t need that much money for a holiday as it’s an awful lot to expect of a family to have.

Thank you once again for the info.

I really enjoyed that. Thank you Anna. I move to Spain in November and will be looking for a property in Albir. That was very informative 👍

3 of us just did 12 days in Benidorm cost just over £1600 spends, approx £530 each just over £44 a day each on average.

Package Inclusive booked by a tour operator .But the Hoteliers want you to book direct with them 🙂 Who will lose out ? Spanish hospitality sector loses direct bookings .I book direct with RIU for Mexico but from now on for Spanish destinations it will be TUI that gets the booking As for the money needed each day We spent about £30 for four each day as the youngsters wouldn't get out of the pool to go out of the hotel .

Well done with your fish rescue, Ana. I felt quite sad at first wondering why people weren’t helping the poor creature but all’s well that ends well. By for now 👋

I’ve just booked Benidorm all inclusive for next August. Never going to spend an additional €100 per day. Yes €30 on drinks in the evening out if the hotel maybe x

Sorry Spain..hello Turkey 🇹🇷

Hi Ana, thanks for another interesting update. Re the smoking. Do you know if this will also apply to vaping?

This has actually been in force for years, just nobody in any EU country has bothered to implement it. In fact its in use ALL over the world. In the 'old' days of travel you filled out a customs and arrival form if a foreigner. This had passport no. Address you were going to and length of stay. Ive been questioned in Canada and Australia before now.

Hi Anna Thanks for the latest news Not sure in the long term if the British will still flock to Spain with the new regulations. In my region of Murcia there are not so many Brits this year.

No more spain for me then

Without the U.K coming to Benidorm the resort would shut down.

I think it is disgusting checking how much money you have do not agree

Every country has similar regulations. These questions can be asked but rarely are. The first day they ask every passenger these question, all the airport would be gridlocked.

Hello Ana, please report that Benidorm has a LIve Cam on RU-vid since June. ( BeniCam Live ). Gretings from Udo

Thank you Ana good information about the money I think people will be concerned about 100 euro a day ,🤙🏻👏☹️

has the heat got to the heads of the spanish goverment 1st you can only stay so long if you have a house. So you lose out on billions being spent in your country by retirees. now if your a Couple you need to prove IF requested you have 2,800 euros to keep yourself. Absolutely MADNESS ,Spain due to its pen pushers making job creation are loosing BILLIONS AND BILLIONS PER YEAR. i thought France was bad but Spain is overtaking fast.

Loved Albir Ana my late mum lived in edificio Viminal a little village by the sea I prefer la cala beach though x

I need to take a cold shower now. You were so heroic rescuing thay ray.. x

I suspect that in reality very few passengers will be asked to provide proof of spending money but it's helpful to know it may be required.

Hi Ana, thanks for an interesting update. The tenerife fire was reported as arson. Also they have had an unprecedented 40c for a few days plus a calima. I think the 100€ a day is very misunderstood and probably blown out of all proportion by the uk press which i do not read. Why don’t they ban fighting, criminal damage to property as well as smoking? it looks like you will hit that 30c sea temp later this year. hasta luego. 🏖🏝😁👍🇪🇸

Thanks

Well done Anna 😊.

People don't realise all this build back better means you have to destroy first and this is exactly what is happening all over the west.

im not sure if the same rules apply as in australia but they class your credit card as access to funds. so if this is the case in spain possibly up your limit on that regardless of wheather or not you have any intention of using it. please check this is the case first as i cant find any infomation on it

Thank you for the update Anna, so do we have to produce a bank statement. Can we show funds via our mobile bank? Also if you are staying half, full, or all inclusive, do you still require to prove the same amount? Thank you

Never again will we go to Spain. All inclusive booking and need 100 euros a day

It says £85 in the press. Been this way since 2020. Never ever have you or will you be stopped to ask if you can provide.

So a retired couple coming to benidorm staying a hotel for 25 nights for the winter sun has to have 5,000 euros

It's time brits ploughed their money back into our country BRITAIN 😘

Exact same rules when you enter the UK from a third country. Why is everyone surprised ? This is what people voted for !

Love benidorm but wtf?????

Proving finance I assume a credit card will be fine as noone carries hundreds of Euros in cash on holiday. That wouldn't be safe.

Do we have to prove the money in cache or by card? Cause I don't wanna have cache with me only card. Thank you!

How will they check how much money will be available to spend on your credit cards i wonder....

Hi Ana, is the 100 euros per day the same for those visitors to Spain going to their own property?

this girl is seriously good

just when you think you have heard it all

So a family of 4 spending two weeks in Spain should have 1400 Euro's each. So 5600 Euro's spending money for 2 weeks. On top of the cost od flights and accommodation. LOL No Thanks. For that sort of money we can have a proper holiday in a country that appreciates the money were sending in their country.

Passport does not have to be stamped. They didn't stamp my husband's passport on leaving Spain but he's travelled to & from UK to Norway & UK to Spain since without problem.

When is the busiest time to visit Benidorm?

Just back from majorca and didn't need to do this at all. Was easy to get in and out no issues.

I've been holidaying in Spain for 53 years. What a shambles. Imagine as a holidaymaker on a pre-booked and well organised trip, maybe with your family or friends, perhaps going back to the same place you have been to for many years and now they want you to show that you have (cash?) €100 per day per person, unreal and downright preposterous. Who asks the question and at what point - passport control, immigration?? What proof is required? How do you show it? What if someone else can vouch for you, like your bank? How long are you staying, does someone calculate if you can stay or not? Can you use your credit card limit? Mental.

good stuff thanks - its now the real world and average Brits are going to have it hard from now on in

It's not as we are now a 3rd country same if we're from USA or Canada

how would you prove you have funds by showing your bank card? even if you take say €90 per day and use your card if needed.

Hello Ana, I think the problem is that most British people are not aware of the consequences of having voted to separate from the European Union, these laws and restrictions are not new, they have always been applied to tourists from third countries and not only in Spain. Let's see, if I'm from the United States and I want to enter the United Kingdom for tourism, do these restrictions not apply to me? Spain is not punishing the British who want to come on vacation, what is intended is to cut poor quality tourism and drunken tourism since in the long run it produces more expense than benefit. If your idea of ​​a vacation is to come to Spain looking for cheap alcohol to be drunk all day, go wild in the streets getting into fights, throw yourself off hotel balconies into the pool, act like an idiot thinking that Benidorm and the coast of the Sol is a British colony where you can do whatever you want without consequences, please don't come to Spain, stay at home or go to another country where all this shit is accepted. P.S. And above all, do not wear flip-flops with socks.

Pointlessly late has been in place since we left nothing new here. There not even checking stamps I left Tenerife in March 2022 been there since July 2021 went ncl 1 week straight back stamped in and out don’t even give my stamp dates second interest

hi like videos have do video on Hotel Servigroup Diplomatic Benidorm, Costa Blanca not going spain again it as put off UK tourists must prove 100€ per day to enter i lot when pay £1,362 plus Visas i stay uk for holiday now

Strange no one looking for the extra paperwork at Tenerife south airport , even Tenerife radio said all scaremongering .

Hi Ana when I come to Spain for 2 weeks have I got to bring 1400 in cash or can I just show my debit card which has a few thousand in it

If u go all inclusive then u dnt take or need that much money

Happy about banning smoking on the beach, but the 100 Euro day thing is all the more reason not to travel to Spain. Not a big fan of it as a holiday destination anyway.

Not a problem it's there town, if we choose to go then obey the rules, if we don't like the rules, then spend your time and money somewhere else..

I’ve just been to Benidorm…….I’m not Vaccinated and I had no paperwork and nobody asked me for anything other than my passport

Millions of British will be welcome to visit Turkey and other holiday destinations. As I only have 50€ per day spending money I will have to change them to Lira.

Yes, definitely right, some I say again some UK tourists are like a sort of hooligans, the reasons of the fighting is that at always, they misbehave with others family's members, imagine your self, some have being drinking since the morning and when you want to go around to have a nice time with your family eyes 👀 gets on your wife/gf/bf/husband, anyway as I said, hooligans are savages, and beast are made to be kept in cages,. Imagine, you are in a middle of a pub having a beer, when a table or chair ends up on you. Avoid a groups of man who came on supposed vacation with not a single female amongst then, and all of then wishing ending the night even drunk with a girl, no thanks, stay safe, let polices deal with them., means a another video showing at each corner of benidorm there are police controls. Which cross references your video👍. Anyway, thanks for the awareness of the mid air table going around.

The old saying shoot yourself in the foot is not strong enough for this act of madness. This is closer to shooting yourself in the head having taken dozens of holidays in Spain over the past few years it seems to me that the government in Spain are really trying to destroy their tourism sector. Just as people thought thinks we're going back to normal they introduce this idea which will IMHO destroy the thought of Spanish holidays for millions of people who want a break from the bad weather in the UK.

What a load of, I live in the eu and the only thing that I must prove is that I can support myself.

This is the last time im coming to spain its getting worse all these restrictions rules

BRITISH HOLIDAY MAKERS NO LONGER WELCOME IN SPAIN.. STAYCATION FOR BRITISH TOURISTS

Portugal it is then ! 👍

Everyone is entitled to a holiday and with the energy crisis ect people cant afford 100€ a day...crazy rules... I would not holiday in Spain anymore as they have gone overboard with Brexit.. Perhaps Gibralter 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍

What about people drinking beer not necessary

Im coming for 90 days, I don't intend to spend €18,000. 🤣🤣

What about vaping?

I love you in cap 😁

What about u just use credit card for your spends?

100 euros... in 1 day.. 😂 see you on 10th November for fiesta... I'll spend that in 1 afternoon. 🍺

Honestly these Spain tourism rules are absurd. Spain is broke. First of Spain is charging such high taxes and no one knows where all this money goes. Now Spain is adding new money grabbing tourism rules. This country thrives on tourism so with these new rules on place, it will go into further losses. The government of this country is only looking for themselves and not for its people.

If this is true about the 100 euros a day, all they are doing is scaring genuine tourists away to other countries like Turkey, if people want to come without hassle all they have to do is fly to Portugal or France and get the bus to Spain, when does the French and Spanish fishermen getting kicked out of British waters as they are an Eu country?

Is the United States considered a third country?

This year I`m starting to have holidays in Non-EU countries they are Anti-British as we`ve left their little Club

You forgot to mention the mask wearing for British and the vaccination papers

this is funny request and make things complex .

Surely anyone with prepaid hotel and food included should be exempt.

When is this coming into force Ana ? 😬🥴

Why dont the British tourist forget spain, with these new rules it makes it very unfair for a family to save this money, they dont want the British,there are many great countrys that would welcome British tourists. I have a feeling apart from the eu thing that they are still miffed sbout Gibralter.

In June.. I will tell you how to pronounce 'catering' 😉🤣

USA, wont be coming NOW, This is Crazy.... was going to buy an apartment.. NOT NOW

spain going to lose a lot of holiday makers doing things like that thay have lost the plot