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Hen group in BenidormSo the curse of rowdy and reckless Stag & Hen groups is not just confined to Benidorm I see! In an attempt to change the image of Blackpool, the tourism boss Graham Cain said that "Stag & Hen parties should go somewhere else", suggesting Manchester and Liverpool as alternatives!

Is banning Stag & Hens viable?

Inappropriate dress in BenidormHowever, unsurprisingly following a backlash from businesses associated and reliant on the tourism industry, he quickly retracted his statement and said he meant that "unruly behavior and inappropriate dress" should be clamped down on as it is putting off visitors to the resort.This is an issue common to all popular holiday destinations and major UK cities at the weekend.

Dress code will be impossible to apply

Borat boys in BenidormBlackpool wants to restrict "inappropriate dress during the daytime" – but how on earth that can be enforced is beyond me. As with everything, what one person finds perfectly acceptable is not to the next. Will skirt lengths be measured like at Ascot on ladies day and what about exposure of cleavage? Blackpool council member Gillian Campbell said that PSPO´s – Public spaces protection orders could be used to target the dress of Stag & Hens, with on the spot fines issued where deemed it having a "detrimental effect" on the quality of local life! Lets hope that there aren´t any radical sharia abiding Muslims enforcing these proposals otherwise they will have any women not wearing a full burka coughing up! I think that rather than clothing they should firstly concentrate more on drunken behavior and foul language.

Most groups are well behaved

Well behaved hensFollowing the front page publication of a nude British stag in a Benidorm bar, the Town Hall also decided that enough is enough and are currently looking into bringing about a public decency bylaw to ban such behavior. Benidorm is a popular Stag & Hen destination and on the whole, most are well behaved like the girls pictured. As with all things, it is the minority that spoil it for the rest by overstepping the mark. Benidorm certainly wouldn´t and couldn´t afford to ban them, as I believe that Blackpool probably cannot either.

Live sex shows

Boards advertising live sex showsHowever, I personally don´t think it appropriate to be advertising live sex shows on huge boards on the pavement for all to see and the Town hall should tighten up on this sort of "entertainment". After all, Benidorm like Blackpool is actually a family friendly resort and so should address these issues in the first instance.

Cheap booze - the main magnet

cheap drink in BenidormBenidorm is often referred to as Blackpool but with sun, attracting similar clientele. However, pound for pound I bet that Benidorm is cheaper if you disregard the cost of the flights – but we have the weather! Pints of lager for 1.50€ is the main attraction as is the very reasonable cost of eating out. Today and in fact all week, the forecast is for sun with average temperatures of 27 degrees.... incredible to think that the clocks go back on Sunday morning! Stay safe in the UK as hurricane Gonzalo hits land today.

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+1 #1 Paul Smith 2014-10-21 10:20
As the largest stag and hen ground agent in Benidorm and Majorca we pride ourselves on making sure that all our groups are warned about behaving indecently around town. We have a full 24 hour reps service and great relationships with all our hoteliers and suppliers, if groups do play up we issue warning letters etc. every one of our groups have a welcome meeting to outline minimum standards around town. We find this works very well unlike lots of groups that book independently and have no ground agent contact. Our pre-sales for 2015 are huge and will look to carry around another 10.000 pax as we have done this year and with an average spend of 400-500€ per person within the resort it's great news for Benidorm and the local economy.
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