Kavos Weekender
television series
Kavos Weekender is a British reality television series that premiered on ITV2 on 6 January 2013. The series follows a group of 18–24 year olds spending a weekend at a hotel resort. From series 1–3, it was titled The Magaluf Weekender, and was located at Lively Hotel in Magaluf. In 2015, for the fourth series, production was relocated to Ryans Ibiza Apartments, on the island of Ibiza, Spain, and the series was renamed Ibiza Weekender. In 2022, production was relocated to the Morfeas Hotel, Kavos for the tenth series, and the series was renamed Kavos Weekender.
Overview
Each week, the show follows two different sets of young friends. For some, this is their first holiday without their parents. In The Magaluf Weekender, guests checked into Lively Hotel, a holiday resort on the island of Mallorca, with their friends for three days. The hotel rigged cameras to film every aspect of their holiday in a Big Brother-style of filming. In Series 2, cameras were installed in the bedrooms.
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