Local
Tony Bryant
The Torremolinos tourism department has launched a campaign in a bid to draw visitors back after the state of alarm has been lifted. Under the banner of #NosVemosPronto (see you soon), a new promotional video focuses on the town's main assets,
Local
ANTONIO M. ROMERO
...more, and the average age of visitors was 41.3. One third of all those who have visited the Caminito del Rey were aged between 30 and 59. The oldest visitor was Manuel Crespo Hoyo, who did it in January 2019, aged 94. As well as walking the Caminito ... del Rey, many of the visitors take the opportunity to explore some of the nearby villages and towns (Ardales, Carratraca, Álora, Valle de Abdalajís, Campillos and Antequera), all of which have places of interest, monuments and facilities for active and ... Last year the visitors (those who stayed in the area and day trippers) spent 26.7 million euros, according to the study carried out by the provincial government. Direct and indirect production amounted to 44.3 million euros and 533 jobs were generated,
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ALBERTO GÓMEZ
Nine tourists staying at the Sol Don hotel complex in Torremolinos, which belongs to the Meliá group, remain in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus. This is a group of visitors of various nationalities, mostly Americans, who ... contracted the virus from their tour guide, who came from Italy. So far, none of these nine cases have shown any symptoms but a 14-day quarantine has been ordered, with no contact allowed with other visitors. The tourists, who were participating in a trip
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antonio romero
The cost of a ticket for the Caminito del Rey is to go up from 10 to 12 euros and the number of visitors per day will be increased to a maximum of 1,500 under the new conditions for the management of this major tourist attraction. The company ... which wins the contract will also be responsible for the visitors' reception area and car parking.
Local
Pilar Martínez
Similarly, Turismo Costa del Sol is looking at new strategies to attract visitors once travel restrictions are lifted. These include advertising campaigns within Spain, specifically elsewhere in Andalucía, but also in Extremadura and Castilla la Mancha
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P. MARTÍNEZ / P. L. GÓMEZ
Andalucía, including the Costa del Sol, is showcasing its attractions for tourists at the large Fitur travel fair in Madrid until Sunday. Fitur is one of the big three annual international tourism fairs in Europe, along with the World Travel Market i
Local
andrea jiménez
...announced. Also in next year's budget is a further 50,000 euros which will see a project drawn up for the creation of a new visitors centre. "Our objective is to demonstrate the value of these sites," said the director of Cultura de San Pedro.
LifeStyle
Alekk M. Saanders / jennie rhodes
...extensive work to keep the many plants he has in the garden in top condition for when the lockdown ends and visitors can return. He says, "I'm in the ideal lockdown place. I've just sown hundreds of vegetable seeds, just in case, and I'm now planting more
Sport
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...players. Things started well for the visitors who contained Pozoalbense well and were able to land a few punches on the counter-attack. Despite the loss of Carol to injury after 11 minutes, Malaga were able to dictate play through captain Adriana. It
Opinion
Héctor Barbotta
It's not the first time that Marbella has witnessed score settling between international criminal gangs, whose leaders seem to find the quality lifestyle in the resort perfect for them to enjoy their ill-gotten gains, and the cosmopolitan nature of t