Marbella tourism chiefs label drunken Brit tourists ‘savages’ and say they must be ‘punished’ for boozy behaviour in Spanish city’s streets

AUTHORITIES in Marbella are cracking down on drunken tourists' rowdy behaviour with tough new measures.

Under new rules, revellers who go topless or exhibit drunk and disorderly behaviour could face expensive fines, reports.

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And businesses could have their licences revoked if the council believes they encourage unruly antics  - which councillors blame on Brits flying out to Marbella and nearby Puerto Banus on 'low cost' deals.

Local security official, Javier Porcuna, said in a press conference last month: "We are not talking about controls which go further than what the council can do, but there are types of licences which are absolutely discretionary and we will assess if they are contributing to the improvement of the Puerto Banus 'product' or if they are taking a step backwards."

Tourism professor Josep-Francesc Valls, from ESADE Business School, told the : “Do tourists have a right to walk through the city without a shirt or in a bathing suit? Get drunk? Destroy street furniture in a street fight? Urinate or copulate in the street?

He added that such "acts of savagery" must be stopped if Spain's tourist destinations are to thrive.

"Anti-social, poorly educated tourists who do not respect the basic rules of a peaceful and balanced co-existence have to take direct responsibility for their actions.

"They have to be punished as any other person behaving similarly."

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It comes as two Brits were arrested in the popular Costa del Sol resort following an alleged booze and drugs-fuelled hit-and-run.

Marcus Stewart and Liam O'Neill, both 27, are accused of hitting 10 pedestrians outside a club in Puerto Banus.

And the move towards ramped-up security has been backed by tourism experts.