Category: Costa del Sol

Malaga will gather 750 agents from 42 countries in an international forum of Andalusian commercialisation

By: Malaga.us

The tourism councillor and Turespaña’s general manager both agreed that this event will generate over 2.000 business contacts.

The first international forum of Andalusian commercialisation will take place in Malaga with the aim to be the biggest event of one destination’s commercialisation in Spain. This encounter, that will create more than 2.000 business contacts, will gather 530 buyers from 42 countries and 205 Andalusian entrepreneurs in the Costa del Sol‘s capital, that will be selling their products in a workshop on the 26th and 27th. This new business and promotion system also includes ‘a la carte’ trips that will allow these professionals to experience the golf, sun and beach, culture, interior, businesses or language tourism. This action, with a budget of approximately 400.000 euros, is organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Sport of Andalusian’s Government and Turespaña. The respective managers of these, Luciano Alonso and Antonio Bernabé, presented this initiative yesterday.

# # # # # #

Malaga to Madrid with Renfe and Ave train during the next bank holiday

By: Malaga.us

Renfe will be offering 7.800 more seats on the high speed-long distance trains that link Seville, Malaga and Cadiz with Madrid over the following long weekend as Tuesday, the 1st of November is a Spanish national holiday. Out of the total of additional seats, 3.500 correspond to the AVE trains that travel between Madrid and Sevilla, 2.800 to the AVE Malaga-Madrid and 1.500 to the Alvia trains that link Cadiz with the Spanish capital.

# # #

Costa del Sol’s Tourism Board in Malaga promote the golfing sector amongst professionals from Denmark

By: Malaga.us

Costa del Sol’s Tourism Board has celebrated a new edition of the Sol Danish Cup, sponsored by Turespaña, with the aim of promoting the golfing sector in the Danish market. The destination was presented to the professionals of this sport.

Costa del Sol

# #

In Torremolinos the Iberian Neanderthals also liked shellfish

By: Malaga.us

A group of investigators have confirmed that the iberian neanderthals used to eat shellfish and seafood 150.000 years ago, according to a discovery located in the Bajondillo Cave in Torremolinos (Malaga), which is the oldest trace of shellfish consumption by this species found so far.

Torremolinos neanderthal

# #

Renfe is planning to sell tickets with up to 70% discount to increase seating

By: Malaga.us

RENFERenfe have widened their discount offers offering five different levels, up to 70%, to reward the purchase of tickets in advance. The novelty is that the price discount assignment to each seat will be done dynamically. The system renews the offers assigned to each train everyday, depending on the demand

# # # #

Torremolinos, a popular resort under the southern sun

By: Malaga.us

Torremolinos is located on the Costa del Sol and is the first resort west of Malaga. It is a tourism-oriented city which was until 1950 a fishing village. It was the first resort in Spain to benefit from the tourism boom that has positively affected the Costa del Sol from the 50’s.

# # # #

Cheap getaway to the Costa del Sol (Malaga) in autumn

By: Malaga.us

There is no need to travel far in order to enjoy the good things in life and less if we’re talking about a country like Spain, which has an immense cultural and natural heritage. Thus, both those of you who already enjoyed tourism along our coasts and those which have not yet animated, here we encourage you to enjoy a visit to the Costa del Sol, Malaga, in southern Spain.

# # #

Malaga tourist attractions goes beyond the typical beach destination

By: Malaga.us

Tourists with their map in hand walking down Larios street, perhaps in search of the Cathedral, the Roman Theatre or the different museums in Malaga located in the historic city centre. This is an already more than common everyday image in Malaga: Visitors exploring the city, ready to discover it fully.

Malaga cathedral

# # # # # # #

Malaga is the fastest growing urban destination in Spain

By: Malaga.us

Malaga, the capital of the Costa del Sol, is the destination city in Spain with the fastest growth in recent years. In July, Malaga was the second destination city in the country with a higher occupancy rate just behind Barcelona, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Costa del Sol in Malaga

# # # #

The Costa del Sol is leading figures of golf tourism in Andalucia

By: Malaga.us

According to data presented by the Andalusian government analyzing the results of this segment during the 2010 season, Malaga and the Costa del Sol are positioned as a landmark destination for Golf tourism.

# # #