UK holidaymakers heading to Spain may soon notice something slightly different about their getaway, as the Spanish Government plans to introduce a new nationwide ban that will affect numerous holiday venues.

Officials plan to ban smoking at all outdoor venues, including beaches, bars and restaurant terraces, and outdoor stadiums. The ban would apply to both vapes and e-cigarettes. Health Minister Monica Garcia said: “We’ll always put public health ahead of private interests. Everyone has the right to breathe clean air.”

However, the bill has faced backlash from the hospitality sector, as industry bosses claim that it would have a huge impact due to the popularity of smokers making use of Spain’s outdoor terraces.

Indoor smoking in Spain has been banned since 2011, though a number of beaches across the country have also banned smoking.

L’Albir Beach in Alicante, between Benidorm and Altea, banned it across the entire beach back in March this year, The Sun reports.

Smoking is also banned on Benidorm’s Levante and Poniente beaches, as well as beaches in both Valencia and Benicassim. Authorities in the Balearic Islands — including Ibiza, Majorca, and Menorca — introduced rules preventing beach-goers from smoking along their coastlines as well.

If Spain go forward with the bill, the Government will be following the footsteps of France who introduced an outdoor smoking bank earlier this summer.

France’s smoking ban, which only forbids cigarettes, applies to beaches, parks, and bus stops but doesn’t include cafe terraces. Vapes are still allowed in these places.

Anyone caught breaking the smoking rules in France can be fined £114.

The potential new smoking law in Spain is not the only one that Brits should be aware of. Bans such as wearing swimwear in town is one that is place across various European destinations.

In Barcelona, wearing a bikini in town could land you a £260 fine, while in Majorca the plenty can go up to £500 — over double than what it is in Spain’s most popular city.

Holding onto sun loungers and public drinking, between 9:30pm and 8am, can also land you a fine in Spain.