Stop trading on the beach

BENIDORM traders have asked that there is a change in the law to stop the ‘mojiteros’. These sellers walk along the beaches with trays of colourful cocktails and other drinks without any permission to trade.

The hotel industry warned on Tuesday, July 18, that it is “unfair competition” but, above all, those who decide to buy from these street vendors may be putting their health at risk.

They asked for a change in the law so that this activity can be penalised. Seeing ‘mojiteros’ or also called ‘cuberos’ on Levante beach is more common than on Poniente or Mal Pas beaches, but the increase in police presence means that on some occasions the drinks vendors move to other crowded beach areas.

Although the hotel sector has not specifically accounted for how much the sales of drinks on the beach entails in losses, they do know that they are among the most affected, as each drink bought on the beach is one less for the legal traders.