Overview

• The Spanish National Police used a TikTok video to urge British holidaymakers to carry bags in front, limit valuables at pools and beaches, and store items in hotel safes due to reduced private security coverage.
• Police data show summer thefts and robberies have surged in crowded communal areas of resorts on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands.
• The UK Foreign Office updated its travel advice with alerts on distraction thefts, steps to secure passports and luggage, and instructions on identifying genuine plain-clothes officers.
• A Balearic Government decree now caps all-inclusive alcohol service at six drinks per person per day in Majorca and Ibiza to tackle booze-fuelled disorder.
• Both Spanish and UK authorities emphasise that personal vigilance and recommended security measures are essential safeguards for tourists in high-traffic destinations this summer.