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Milo Boyd

Benidorm bar offers Boris Johnson free honeymoon if Spain 'goes green' to boost resort

A popular bar in Benidorm has offered to whisk Boris Johnson and his bride away for a week if he puts Spain on the travel green list.

The Corner Bar has made the personal appeal directly to the Prime Minister following news that he and Carrie Symonds tied the knot in secret on Saturday.

The well known British bar and grill even offered to serve the newlyweds a Full English breakfast every day for a week - free of charge.

"Right Boris! Listen Up!" a message on the bar's Facebook page read.

"Put us on your Green List next week and we’ll sort your honeymoon out in Benidorm. "

"We’ll even throw in a Full English every morning. You know you’d love a bit of Beni."

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The Benidorm bar made the personal appeal to the PM (Facebook)

Mr Johnson and Carrie are currently on a minimoon to the British coast but are planning a longer trip next year, it has been reported - meaning a trip to Benidorm for the Eton educated Conservative leader cannot be completely ruled out.

Currently Spain is on the UK's amber list, which requires travellers returning from a holiday there have to pay for tests and self-isolate for ten days.

Last week the country threw open its doors to Brit holidaymakers and did not even mandate that coronavirus tests must be taken before arrival, despite the travel restrictions remaining in place the other way.

The move has led airlines to lay on extra flights to deal with the expected demand.

According to data from aviation analysts at Cirium, a total of 1,841 flights were scheduled to amber list countries France, Spain, Italy and Greece for the last two weeks of May.

A week's worth of fry-ups awaits the happy couple (Facebook)

That total is a 300 per cent increase compared with the fortnight before and follows the lifting of the ban on non-essential journeys abroad.

While there has been a big bump in terms of traveller numbers, the beaches of some of Spain's most popular holiday resorts are a long way from their bustling peaks.

A video shared by Aromas British Beach Cafe in Benidorm showed the waterfront on Saturday morning.

As much as the sun worshippers that are there are a sight for sore eyes after months of lockdown, they are dotted across the sand in a socially distanced manner that is a far cry from the resorts typically heaving summer months.

If Spain was added to the green travel list then the number of Brits heading to Malaga, Barcelona and Alicante, along with other hotspots, would be sure to surge significantly.

Some half term holiday-makers have taken the plunge and jumped on flights to places like Benidorm despite having to quarantine on the way back.

David Stevenson, Harry Tickler and Michael Ordonez were enjoying the sun (Gustavo Valiente)

David Stevenson, 31, from Nottingham, and 21-year-old pal Harry Tickler, from Chelmsford, Essex, boarded a one way flight on Thursday.

Sipping cider and Strawberry Daiquris on the sea front, the lads said they could not be happier to be soaking up the rays.

David said: “It feels amazing to be away, in the sun, having a drink with your mates.

"I run a business and can work from home and so quarantine won’t be a big issue for me luckily.”

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