Have you ever felt that pressure to always be connected, to keep up with everything that is happening and to reply straight away? Sometimes it is not even something conscious: we simply pick up our phone “for a second”, and before we know it, half an hour has gone by jumping from one notification to another.
If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. This is what is known as FOMO (short for Fear Of Missing Out), the feeling that you might be missing out on something. And in an increasingly interconnected world, where life seems to happen through a screen and being present is often confused with being available, that fear becomes almost automatic.
That is why, in the middle of all this noise, people are increasingly talking about a kind of silent revolution: JOMO, short for Joy Of Missing Out, or in other words, the pleasure of missing out.
It is worth pointing out, however, that JOMO is not about disappearing off the radar or switching off out of obligation, but about reconnecting by choice. It is about deciding what deserves your energy and what does not, and being more present in what truly matters. It means allowing yourself to step away — even just for a while — from that cycle in which everything demands an immediate response and everything seems urgent. JOMO means turning down the volume of everything outside so you can hear what is inside, and stepping away from the constant bombardment of stimuli to encourage a deeper inner connection.
Because JOMO, at its core, is this: accepting that nothing happens if you are not part of everything… and discovering that, in fact, life feels better when you are not. And if there is one special place to put this idea into practice, it is Benidorm.
Its name may be associated with vitality, movement and nightlife, but the truth is that Benidorm also has something that often surprises people: the ability to offer real disconnection. The kind of disconnection that is not about doing less, but about feeling more.
Thanks to the Mediterranean light, with its almost therapeutic effect, and more than 300 days of sunshine a year, the city’s climate invites you to slow your heartbeat and breathe differently. That feeling of being outdoors, of sensing the gentle warmth on your skin and moving without haste, has something of an inner reset to it: as if the body understood before the mind that it is time to let go.
And although Benidorm is synonymous with life, it also hides corners where you can find peace and disconnection just a few minutes away from the bustle, ideal for something as simple (and as powerful) as a little “digital fast”. From quiet coves to nature trails rising up before the immensity of the sea.
In Benidorm, the sea is always there, like a kind of emotional refuge you can turn to whenever you need it, and it has an almost immediate calming effect. You can stroll along the promenade at an easy pace, practise mindfulness on the beach at sunrise or simply enjoy a relaxing swim, thinking of nothing other than that very moment.
With all these ingredients, that transition from FOMO to JOMO happens almost without you realising it. Here, what is truly difficult is not switching off, but wondering why you do not do it more often.
And when the destination already makes things easy for you, all that remains is to choose the place where you can let yourself be looked after. For that, the hotels of Climia Hotels are the perfect starting point: locations that bring you closer to the sea and to the quietest corners without giving up comfort, with spaces designed for true rest and an atmosphere that invites you to slow down from the moment you arrive.
