More hotels along the Costa del Sol are expected to close for the winter this year compared to 2009 and for a longer period, until April instead of the normal March. In Nerja, the Hotel Villa Flamenca, Hotel Carabeo 34 and Nerja Princess normally close for a while in winter, but unconfirmed reports say that, for the first time, the …
More Málaga hotels to close for the winter?
The economic crisis, combined with fewer British and German tourists visiting the coast out of season, could mean that more hotels will close for the winter and some will actually file for bankruptcy.
Overnight stays
Figures for the hotel industry issued by the National Statistics Institute (INE) show that, for the month of July, the number of overnight stays was down by 4.8% when compared to the same month in 2008.
Domestic tourism appears to be holding up
National tourism to the Costa del Sol appears to be holding up, compensating for a drop in international visitors.
Luxury hotels in trouble
While many see luxury tourism, five-star hotels, marinas and golf courses as the way forward for the industry in many areas of the Costa del Sol, some of the existing five- star hotels are not doing particularly well at the moment.