In June there was a 2.6% increase in passengers using Malaga airport, a staggering 1.366 million in total. 501,773 passengers were from the UK but also, as we reported in our last post, domestic tourism is on the up, giving very positive signs for local businesses and Costa del Sol homeowners wanting to rent out their properties.
The upward trend can be seen throughout the year and all over the coast. In May Torremolinos had 80% tourist occupancy, according to the National Institute of Statistics, an enormous 48% improvement from the same period last year and there were also improvements in Benalmadena, Marbella and Malaga city. Continue reading “UK Tourists Flocking to the Costa del Sol”
Malaga Airport is a hugely popular and busy airports welcoming over 12 million passengers a year to the region. Many of these tourists are heading to the Costa del Sol and the relatively modest airport has been struggling to handle them. For this reason a huge expansion is under way which will triple the airport’s capacity and keep up with growing passenger numbers over the next 50 years.