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Malaga's longest-ever fair divides opinion as it draws to a close

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It's not too late to take part in Malaga's feria, the biggest summer fair in the south of Spain, which has two days to run at full throttle on its two sites, before winding up late on Saturday night. Organisers and tourism and catering businesses ... increase in takings, reflecting the longer duration. The good numbers come on top of what tourism bosses hope will be a bumper summer for Malaga and an increase of five per cent in business. However some have been worried by the large numbers and ... antisocial behaviour in the centre of the city. Carlos Pérez-Lanzac, president of the Andalucía holiday-letting association called for “better security and cleaning” and hoped that the city council “would fine behaviour such as drunken tourism”, so the

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Estepona will remodel 11 more town streets partly with EU funds

CHARO MÁRQUEZ

Tourism, Ana Velasco, referring to the strategy of using greenery to beautify the streets, said that the aim of the initiative is to "further advance with a town model that began in 2012 and has created a real identity, which has made Estepona into a more

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Underground tourism growing in popularity

Pulpí has joined the Association of Tourism Caves of Spain, which has 40 members in the form of municipalities with natural or artificial caves which are of interest to tourists. These include Nerja (Malaga), Karrantza (Vizcaya), Altamira ... (Cantabria), La Jayona (Badajoz) and Jalance (Valencia). "We want people to see the mine, its buildings and its environment, not just the geode," said Juan Bautista López, Pulpí's tourism councillor. In Almeria province there are already some very ... attractive places for fans of geological tourism, such as the old Rodalquilar gold mines, the karst beauty spot of Sorbas, with hundreds of galleries full of stalactites and stalagmites, and the Cabo de Gata Geopark and its beautiful volcanic landscapes

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More workplace inspections in plan aimed at improving employment in the tourism sector

Pilar Martínez

Boosting employment and improving quality in the tourism sector is a priority for the Junta de Andalucía, says Juan Marín, the vice-president of the regional government and minister for Tourism, Justice and Local Administration. He has just

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New figures boost Torremolinos' status as Costa tourism leader

TONY BRYANT

Torremolinos has underpinned its tourism leadership status on the Costa del Sol by becoming the favourite choice for holidaymakers during the month of June. Following an outstanding month in May - exceeding tourism figures of June, July and

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Torre del Mar's dog beach given 'Q for Quality' award

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Torre del Mar's dog beach, which is situated to the west of the town, near the mouth of the Río Vélez, has been the first of its kind in Andalucía to be awarded Spain's 'Q for Quality' tourism award, which is given by the Institución para Calidad

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The Malaga economy is withstanding international tensions and growing fast

NURIA TRIGUERO

...and tourism sectors are other factors in the faster growth of the Malaga economy. Labour market With regard to the Malaga labour market, in interannual terms the active population has increased by 2.5 per cent, occupied jobs by 8.6 per cent and

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More British tourists head to the Costa, despite the threat of a hard Brexit

MATÍAS STUBER

The possibility of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October does not appear to be affecting British tourism to the Costa del Sol. In fact, the latest figures show that Malaga province is still proving extremely attractive to British tourists and there is no ... British tourists. Between January and June, the number who flew into Malaga Airport went up by 3.4 per cent compared with the same period last year. For the moment, at least, the Costa del Sol is experiencing another increase in tourism despite the ... growth in British tourism at the end of 2019 would be 4.6 per cent higher than last year. Forecasts "We are going to continue being the favourite destination for the British," said Salado about future expectations, and he doesn't believe that

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Boost for new Golf Valley project near La Cala as it is declared of strategic importance for tourism

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A huge new tourist development planned for land behind La Cala de Mijas has received a boost by being declared strategically important for regional tourism. Developers have finalised 60-million-euro plans for a project of 350 self-catering flats, ... Vice-president of Andalucía and also regional minister for Tourism Juan Marín said, "This scheme meets all the requirements. It's a much anticipated project that has gone through all the right stages and has had nothing but favourable reports." The project is

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Is wine tourism worthwhile?

ANDREW J. LINN

Frontera around the 1950s. Although there was no wine tourism then, it was possible to visit several bodegas a week for a year without repetition (there were hundreds of bodegas then). All for free! Although the average price in Spain is around ten euros,