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A Brit in Benidorm claims the city is ‘dead’ due to increasing prices(Image: Jam Press\/@harrytokky)<\/p>\n
A British expat living in Benidorm has declared the famous party destination is “finished”, claiming holidaymakers are being “priced out” and heading to cheaper Spanish alternatives. Harry Poulton, a TikTok content creator renowned for offering travel tips about the popular resort, indicated in a recent video that Benidorm is observing unusually quiet streets this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a clip that has garnered more than 125,000 views, he suggested that the city’s escalating prices were a possible explanation for its downturn in popularity. “[Is] Benidorm<\/a> finished? Where is everybody? It’s the middle of July, and it’s absolutely dead,” Harry declared.<\/p>\n Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n “Normally at this time of year, Benidorm’s mentality – it’s busy, there are people absolutely everywhere,” the 24-year-old Brighton native continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n Harry also mentioned that he’d recently visited the beach and found it virtually deserted. “I’ve been down the Benidorm strip; hardly anyone there,” he said, as reported by Luxury Travel Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Bars [aren’t] even that busy – what’s going on? Is everyone going to Tenerife now? I’ve only been away a week.”<\/p>\n Harry also voiced his surprise at the absence of crowds, pointing out that even during typical busy periods around 7pm, the streets remain eerily quiet.<\/p>\n His remarks have triggered numerous theories amongst TikTok users, with one commenting: “Have to say hotels are getting more and more expensive. Crazy prices.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, another peculated on the whereabouts of the absent tourists. “Everyone is going to Salou, Spain,” they claimed. A third person concurred: “It’s got too expensive.”<\/p>\n A fourth TikTok user expressed their frustration: “People are fed up with being robbed, mate [sic].”<\/p>\n Meanwhile a fifth had their say on the rising costs: “Getting too expensive. Used to be my go-to holiday. However, I cannot afford Benidorm this year. Other Spanish places half the price.”<\/p>\n In a separate video, meanwhile, Harry voiced his annoyance at the escalating prices in the city. He stated emphatically: “Benidorm is getting expensive. Everything this year has gone so much more than last year. I’m not the only one that feels this way.”<\/p>\n Responding to a follower who had shelled out nearly \u00a31,000 for a week’s stay in a single room, Harry empathised: “Ouch, that’s got to hurt. Don’t get me wrong – eating out, drinking, all those sorts of things are still very reasonable, especially price-wise compared to the UK.<\/p>\n “Everything has got really expensive; not just in Benidorm, but in general.”<\/p>\n He concluded with a contemplative note: “Is Benidorm falling off? Or is it just the world in general? Mad, really – what are holidays? 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Harry Poulton, who lives in Benidorm has questioned whether the Spanish city is now ‘dead’ (Image: Jam Press\/@harrytokky)<\/p>\n