Blu Sun Consulting's Costa del Sol Focus

• The Costa del Sol has 70 golf courses – this is the highest concentration of Golf in all of Europe 
• The Costa del Sol is the leading golf destination in all of Europe 
• Valderrama Golf is located in Sotogrande and is consistently voted as one of the world’s top courses 
• There has been a 9% rise in golf tourism in Spain during 2013 with much of this income directed towards the Costa del Sol 
• The majority of the golf courses are located in Benahavís, Estepona and Mijas 
• The “Golf Valley” is situated behind Puerto Banús with 5 courses interlocking to provide splendid views for the surrounding properties 
• The excellent climate allows golfers to enjoy the greens year-round 
• Marbella also provides opportunity for night-time golf at the beautiful Dama del Noche course

For more information on Costa del Sol golf and the most beautiful golf properties, contact Blu Sun Consulting. www.blusunconsulting.com/en/contact

Positive Tourism for the Costa del Sol 2013

Blu Sun Consulting gathers the latest statistics on Costa del Sol tourism...

• High visitor numbers for 2013 encouraged officials to dub this the “summer of recovery” for the Costa del Sol. 
• There have been year-on-year increases in overnight stays in Marbella for the past 2 years. (8% in 2013) 
• 72% of hotels on the Costa del Sol were fully booked from June ‘til August 2013 
• The average stay in Marbella has now increased to 4.6 nights 
• The majority of visitors to Marbella come from Europe, but there is also now a noteworthy increase from Russia and the Arab nations 
• The fastest growing tourism figures come from Scandinavia 
• Málaga airport is the main entrance into Andalucia with 13 million people arriving annually – Málaga is the 4th busiest airport in Spain 
• 1.8 million euros was recently invested into Málaga airport – asserting its position as the 3rd most important airport in Spain