EASTER SUCCESS

THIS Easter Week was the most successful ever as far as number of visitors and money spent according to the Junta de Andalucia.

It revealed on April 11 that a report from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport concerning tourism figures for the Holy Week saw the whole of Andalucia receive more than one million visitors who generated income for the community of around €403 million which places this recent holiday season as the best ever.

Compared to last year, there has been a 15 per cent increase in visitors and an increase in the average amount spent of 27 per cent and the improvement in income is not only thanks to the increased numbers but the fact the average stay was half a day longer than in the past, generating an estimated extra €76.94 per visitor.

The amount spent, saw the ‘lion’s share’ collected by restaurants and bars at 45.6 per cent, whist 24.7 per cent was spent on accommodation and 5.3 per cent on general purchases.

As far as hotels are concerned, the greatest number of stays took place in coastal resorts and as far as Malaga Province is concerned, there was a very acceptable 81.4 per cent occupation rate which was beaten only by Sevilla.