Tourism properties now outstrip hotels in Malaga and Marbella

The unstoppable growth of holiday rentals in the region has now seen numbers surpass those of hotels in both Malaga city and Marbella.

Figures show that tourism properties, which have been regulated since 2016, have more than doubled in the past 15 months.

Despite this unprecedented increase, hotel occupancy levels have been largely unaffected. During the month of August, occupancy levels averaged 90 per cent while estimates suggest that the figures for September will also be healthy.