Tourism brings 11.5 billion euros to the Costa del Sol in 2015


 

Another record year!! In 2015, the Costa del Sol reached the landmark figure of 10 million visitors in one year. Altogether, tourists made 17 million overnight stays, which was an increase of 3.6 per cent. ” The Costa del Sol has positioned itself as the third coastal tourism area of Spain in terms of visitors and the fourth in volume of overnight stays, behind only Barcelona, the island of Mallorca and Tenerife ” explained Bendodo, who also pointed out that there had been an increase in tourists from countries which have traditionally been connected by air with Malaga.