The latest statistics regarding the tourist industry in the Costa del Sol for the year 2020 have just been released. The report shows that tourism on Costa del Sol is facing financial ruin. In light of the current sanitary crisis worldwide, it was expected that tourists would turn their backs on the Costa del Sol, but the situation makes it difficult to maintain optimism. (more…)

On occasion, certain media sources publish news articles without checking their facts first, which produces regrettable “Fake News”. Sadly, both The Telegraph and Sky News published an article on Friday stating that Spain will not be receiving tourists until after the summer. This is simply not correct; Spain will welcome tourists well before the summer of 2021. (more…)

Coronavirus is ravaging throughout Spain; once again the country is experiencing a substantial increase in new infections. This critical situation is putting a lot of pressure on hospitals across the country. Today, 41,587 new cases have been registered, the highest number recorded in one single day since the pandemic started. (more…)

Southern Spain is particularly affected by the shortage of tourists, a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to stimulate tourism, the regional government has put into place a somewhat unconventional practice. From now on, Andalusia offers free travel insurance against Covid-19 throughout 2021 in the hope of attracting more tourists to the region. (more…)

The travel industry worldwide has been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak. Even though we can now perceive light at the end of the tunnel, we still have not become much wiser about what the future holds. In the midst of it all, today Airbnb went public on NASDAQ. In reality, the industry giant has been planning to go public for a whole now, but it is rather baffling as to why they chose to do it precisely in the middle of the worst crisis ever.  (more…)

It seems as if the authorities have managed to get the coronavirus outbreak under control in Malaga; as a matter of fact, the situation throughout southern Spain is now stable. In all likelihood, both the nationwide state of emergency and the restrictions imposed by the local government (Junta de Andalucia) helped to get the dreaded second wave of COVID-19 under control. (more…)

Andalusia's largest source of income stems from the high number of tourists traveling to the Costa del Sol each year who land at Malaga airport. The latest figures indicate that the Coronavirus leaves Malaga airport without passengers, suffering a 82% drop in October to 330,000 passengers compared to 1.8 million during the same period last year. (more…)

Yesterday, the President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, extended the perimetral confinement of the region. Andalusia postpone the partial lockdown until 10th December 2020. This also means that the long-awaited bank holiday weekend (that includes the two public holidays on December 6th and 8th) will be disrupted. (more…)

Airbnb has been meaning to go public for a while now but the Coronavirus outbreak put a damper on their plans at the beginning of 2020. Last August, the US-based holiday rental portal filed for IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and it is expected that Airbnb will go public in december 2020. (more…)

The COVID-19 pandemic is still causing major problems in Spain and now Andalucia confirms partial lockdown. The southern region of Andalusia is now introducing tougher restrictions to curtail the curve of coronavirus infections. (more…)