Hotel Figures Prove Tourist Rentals Are Needed

Figures from summertime 2025’s edifice business telephone into mobility Mayor Francisco de la Torre’s determination to discontinue nan licences of ineligible impermanent tourer rentals successful Malaga. 

Despite concerns complete rising prices, world economical uncertainty, and fierce world competition, arsenic good arsenic evident claims that nan number of visitors visiting nan Costa del Sol has been reducing, Malaga’s coastal hotels achieved an awesome 92.15 per cent occupancy complaint successful August 2025, up from 90.9 per cent nan erstwhile year, according to nan Costa del Sol Hoteliers Association (Aehcos).

Fuengirola led nan measurement pinch a 96.3 per cent occupancy rate, followed intimately by Benalmadena (95 per cent), Torremolinos (94.9 per cent), Malaga metropolis (93.9 per cent), and Mijas (93.5 per cent). Representing 346 hotels pinch 94,000 beds, Aehcos says that surpassing 90 per cent occupancy is remarkable, particularly pinch caller and refurbished hotels expanding disposable supply. Jose Luque, Aehcos president, celebrated nan figures arsenic grounds of nan Costa del Sol’s never-ending entreaty arsenic a world-class destination. “August confirms nan spot of our tourism sector, moreover amidst aggravated world competition,” he said.

Foreign visitors accounted for nan mostly of edifice guests – a whopping 65 per cent of them, successful fact. However, Luque stressed nan request to boost home tourism, which he believes still has important maturation potential.

The determination to curb ineligible tourer rentals, intended to easiness lodging pressures, now faces scrutiny arsenic hotels show request is arsenic beardown arsenic ever. Critics reason nan argumentation whitethorn unnecessarily restrict tourism capacity, particularly arsenic nan region breaks free from seasonal constraints.

September is shaping up to beryllium different beardown month, pinch Aehcos projecting an 87 per cent occupancy rate, somewhat down from past twelvemonth but taxable to last-minute bookings and upwind conditions. October, progressively popular, has 74 per cent of rooms already booked truthful far.