The Spanish September bank holiday proved to be a big boost for tourism in the Costa del Sol with hotel occupancy rates seeing an increase of 30 per cent on the same period last year.
[Read: Bank holiday boost for Costa del Sol]
Figures released last month reinforced the Costa del Sol as the leading Spanish holiday destination for both domestic and inbound tourists.
[Read: Costa del Sol holds top spot]
A 15 year old from Scotland could be set to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham after being handed a deal with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
[Read: Young football from Fuengirola gets Real deal]
The Fuengirola zoo, called the BioParc, added an exciting new beast to its wild collection of animals this week in the form of a crocodile normally found in the River Nile.
[Read: New Nile Croc added to Fuengirola BioParc]
Malaga Airport is extremely important for the Malaga Province economy according to a recent survey which found that its activities contributed 27 per cent of the revenue.
[Read: Malaga Airport key to local economy]
Manchester City’s star midfielder Gareth Barry has generously given the keys to his luxury Spanish villa to a charity that supports sick children.
[Read: Man City star gives Puerto Banus villa to charity]
The number of holiday rentals in Spain being booked by holidaymakers has increased during the last six months offering a much needed boost to investors in the Spanish property market.
[Read: Increase in the number of Spanish reservations]
The Costa del Sol is enjoying the benefits of an increase in tourists to the region despite the fact that spend per visitor is set to decrease this year.
[Read: Costa del Sol benefits from more tourists]
One of the leading budget airlines, Leeds based Jet2, have announced new flights for 2012 to top Spain destinations Barcelona, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Malaga and Murcia from Glasgow Airport.
[Read: New flights to Malaga from Glasgow for 2012]
Spain has again taken the title of the European country with the most Blue Flag awards for the quality of its beaches. In total 511 Spanish beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag award which recognises beaches for the quality of their water, cleanliness, safety, overall accessibility and services available.
[Read: Spain leads the way in beach and sea quality]
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