Malaga pins the Costa del Sol on tourism’s routes

Since 2003 Malaga has been sprinting to reach a global touristic reputation with high infrastructure investments. Indeed, the city intensified its cultural activities for a “Guggenheim effect”, added a third terminal to its international Airport, connected with Madrid with the high-speed train and finally became a top cruise ship destination in the peninsula with an increase of 247% in number of visitors since 2000 (400,000 people). All these efforts over the past decade have led to Malaga hosting more international events such as the Samsung world forum or the basketball Copa del Rey. The city plans to continue pushing its growth until imposing itself amongst the top 10 destinations in Europe by 2020. Thanks to this ever-growing worldwide reach, cities from the region, such as Marbella and its marina Puerto Banus, are and will continue to benefit from the attraction of potential investors on their property markets.