The plan — called ‘Benidorm Island’ – aims to charter one or two flights of tourists from the UK to test out the destination’s health and safety procedures.

The Town Hall, via the Visit Benidorm organisation, said a travel ‘bubble’ could then be created where passengers from the UK to Alicante-Elche airport will get COVID-19 tests on departure and arrival.

The project will also give the pilot British tourists a Hospitality Team to follow up with each of them for 14 days after returning home.

A hotel will also be set aside for any tourists who test COVID-19  positive during their stay in Benidorm.

For the plan to work, however, Benidorm will need to convince the British government to relax the 14-day quarantine currently imposed upon all returning travellers from any part of Spain.

The flights will reportedly carry journalists to share positive media and build trust in the potential safe travel corridor.

Jet2 are reported to be backing the project.

Wednesday’s announcement

Benidorm’s mayor, Toni Pérez from the centre-right Partido Popular, announced the plan last Wednesday alongside:

• Local government officials
• Politicians at the provincial (Alicante) and autonomous (Comunidad Valenciana) levels
• The Hosbec hotel and tourism association
• Private hospital representatives
• Alicante-Elche airport representatives
• Leading travel agent representatives.

Leire Bilbao, director of Benidorm’s official tourism board – Visit Benidorm – said the name ‘Benidorm Island’ was chosen due to the UK’s preferential treatment to Spain’s islands over mainland destinations.

She stressed that all involved in the project would make Benidorm a ‘bubble destination’, ensuring that customers go from ‘airport to the city’ and will not leave these areas.

The project will be put before respective authorities in Spain and the UK.

Safe travel corridor

The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is currently warning British nationals against all-but-essential travel to all parts of Spain.

Spain was added on 26th July, followed by the Balearics.

The concept of a safe travel corridor between the UK and Benidorm is not new: the UK has exempted the Greek islands while advising against travel to the Greek mainland.

Toni Pérez told press earlier this month that a safe travel corridor was on the table and waiting the ‘green light from the Spanish and British governments’ was pending.

“This summer we have worked with successful formulas that have demonstrated the minimisation of the risk and impact of coronavirus, as well as the work capacity and professionalism with which the situation has been managed,” Mr. Perez said.

He said ‘not a single case’ has been registered among international tourists, and said he was ‘disappointed’ the UK government was putting efforts into regenerating tourism to the Spanish islands over the mainland.

“This practice began in July and we have already transferred our most absolute disagreement,” he said.

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This is where you have the chance to win some Benidorm Goodies!

Its very easy to take part, here is how…

Pass The Benidorm Parcel is here.. Let’s Play.

Each week from now until Christmas Day we will be Giving you all the chance to win some Benidorm Goodies.

Prizes include free accommodation over next years Fiestas 2020 & Private Transfers for upto 4 people.

But we will be giving away prizes each week from now till Christmas.

Here is a list of the prizes you could win…

8 Winners – Free Shuttle Tickets 1 way

7 Winners – Free Bottles of Fizz in Benidorm

6 Winners – Free “All you can Eat” Voucher’s For Benidorm

5 Winners – Bar Crawl Tickets & VIP Passes 2020 Season 

4 Winners – Free Pool Party & Drinks Passes 2020 Season

3 Winners – Open Bar Tickets 1 Hour Free in Benidorm

2 Winners – VIP Private Transfers 1-8 people 1 way to Benidorm

Pass The Benidorm Parcel Game

This is what 1 Lucky Member Will Win!

Your Accommodation Paid for over the November Fiesta’s 2020.

This is for up to 4 people, we’ll also include the following…

Private VIP Return Transfers with a bottle of Fizz on arrival.

All you need to do is book your flights & take a little spending money…

HOW TO PLAY PASS THE BENIDORM PARCEL

Its easy to take part! The main thing to remember is… you can play as many times as you want.All you have to do is be a member of our page here 

Find the Pass the Benidorm Parcel Post & Share it,

Then the last people who comment PASS with an emoji before we say “Christmas” Will Win a Share of that weeks Prizes to the Number of Prizes that week.

This is how the Prize Structure for Pass The Benidorm Parcel

So each week the game will work the same as the week before,  just remember the game can & will end at any time, so this means soon as one game is over the next starts immediately.

We can at any time say the Key Word that is “Christmas” in the game post! < very Important,

Then at this point the People will win a Prize as Above, to use next time you come to Benidorm. 

Lets have some fun and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

FROM ALL THE ADMINS & STAFF WHO WORK FOR BENIDORM HOLIDAYS GROUP.

To play the game just make sure that you are a member of our page here & that you share the post, Then Happy Passing & good luck

Just before the boring T&C and as a Thanks you, Here is a bonus for all them that got this far reading…

As a thank you one lucky person who shares THIS PAGE via the share button at the side will win Free Drinking for you & a Friend Once a Year Every year, For the Next 5 years.

Here is the info on the Extra Prize & this is the only Prize you can win as well as the game prizes.

Once a year when you visit us here in Benidorm, We will invite you & a friend to 1 hour Open Bar for Free, Here in Benidorm, Press here to see more info on Open Bars 

Here are the boring bits the T&C, We have to have them as there will always be one person who thinks they know better, So here they are…

THE T&C FOR PASS THE BENIDORM PARCEL 

This game is Been run by Benidorm Holidays Ltd 

None of the Staff that work for any of the Benidorm Holidays Groups Can take part in this game.

This game is a game of chance and depends on one of the Admins of the Benidorm Community Page saying Christmas at any time in the dates shows below.

Pass The Benidorm Parcel

The admin decision is final, We use the newest comments on the main office computer, and will screen shot each winning list at the time of calling it, So the above number will win a prize, to the value offered for that weeks prizes, As below.

So how many weeks it is, is the Number of people who will win that prize, e.g. week 8 means 8 people above the word Christmas will win a bottle of Fizz, Next time you come to Benidorm.

8 X Free Shuttle Tickets 22/10/2019 to 28/10/2019
7 X Free Bottles of Fizz 28/10/2019 to 04/11/2019
6 X Free All you can Eat Voucher’s 04/11/2019 to 11/10/2019
5 X Bar Crawl Tickets & VIP Passes 11/11/2019 to 18/11/2019
4 X Free Pool Party & Drinks Passes 18/11/2019 to 25/11/2019
3 X Open Bar Tickets, 1 Hour Free 25/11/2019 to 02/12/2019
2 X VIP 1-8 Person Private Transfers 1 way 02/12/2019 to 16/12/2019

1 STAR PRIZE FROM 16/12/2019 – 25/12/2019

The way to take park is simple, YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF OUR PAGE HERE. Then all you have to do is type pass and post a Emoji, tag all your friends for more chances to win.

(Make sure you use Different emojis or  Facebook will block you from commenting, as they will think your Spamming)

Then the Number of people above the Keyword when said will win that weeks corresponding prize.

There are NO Cash alternatives, name changes and Prizes can not be exchanged.

Remember Admins Decision is Final!

YOU CAN PLAY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE.

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