Malaga Province Can Now Host a Quarter of a Million Tourists a Day
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The Bere Bere chiringuito has been gutted after the fryer Visitors and locals dancing at the day fair in Plaza de la Constitución. :: SALVADOR SALAS caught fire P20 Malaga province can now host a quarter of a million tourists a day Holiday rental As the debate hots up over the con- beds, followed by the city of trol of holiday rental properties, Malaga, with 23,478, which rep- properties now figures show that there are now resents four out of ten of local beds. some 250,000 beds available across Local authorities, especially in represent 60% of Malaga province - 60 per cent of coastal areas, are seeking solutions which can be found in such to what is becoming an increasing the accommodation properties. problem for residents, for whom available Marbella is the municipality rental prices have gone up, as well with the largest number of short- as complaints of antisocial behav- term rental properties with 31,867 iour. P2-4 22222222 August 17th to 23rd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Malaga province can accommodate 250,000 tourists a day With a total of 150,000 holiday properties advertised in Malaga province, more places are available on Airbnb than in hotels MALAGA. “People are buying prop- erties just for holiday lets”. This is something you often hear now in the property sector, which is already talking about a new bubble and one JON with a difference on the Costa del SEDANO Sol and in other major cities and tourist resorts: holiday rental prop- [email protected] erties. The regional government’s Minister of Tourism, Francisco Ja- where to live. The advantages of vier Fernández, asked the govern- platforms like Airbnb, where users Tourists just after arriving at Malaga airport. :: MIGUE FERNÁNDEZ ment a few months ago to regulate comment on their experiences, and this type of business, because it is the amount of money owners can ting out a bedroom can earn 2,000 Andalucía: the Junta has been regu- has reduced the numbers of suitable now becoming increasingly diffi- earn, means that many prefer holi- euros, or 1,300 if the room is shared. lating this type of rental for a few properties considerably. cult to find properties to rent long- day rentals to traditional ones. On The problem is that this goose with years now, demanding that proper- The more than 30,000 properties term. In Malaga city more than 600 average, the owners of a holiday ren- its golden eggs is damaging the ties meet certain standards such as available on Airbnb in the province, people are eligible for housing as- tal property in Malaga province can market. air conditioning in each bedroom or plus the number of hotel beds, means sistance, but they can’t find any- earn 4,500 euros a month; those ren- The phenomenon is not new in direct outside ventilation, and this that Malaga can now accommodate August 17th to 23rd 2018 3 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS Rental properties for tourism in Malaga Number of beds in tourist properties by town The coast attracts the majority of this type of With Airbnb, users can tourism. Inland, Ronda’s rentals match the hotels comment on their but Álora’s exceeds experiences and hosts what hotels can offer can make money Álora 1,046 Ronda The increase in the 2,140 number of holiday Malaga Torrox 23,478 properties is putting up Vélez-Málaga 2,666 the cost of long-term lets 3,195 Cómpeta Ojén Torremolinos Rincón de la 1,032 668 6,027 Victoria Frigiliana 2,240 1,994 Casares Mijas 2,198 Marbella 13,248 Benalmádena Barcelona is the leader in Spain with 10,209 Nerja 24,029 beds advertised on Airbnb, fo- Estepona 31,867 Fuengirola 7,432 Manilva 11,347 llowed by Madrid (22,909), Valencia 3,881 5,839 (8,120), Seville (6,973) and Malaga (5,762), although the figure for Mar- bella is almost the same (5,721). In addition there are similar platforms would almost double, from 3,000 to and competition commission is ta- only six per cent of holiday rental such as HomeAway, HouseTrip and 5,000. Benahavís would be the se- king Madrid, Bilbao and San Se- properties are registered, became Only-Apartments. cond, increasing from 7,300 to 12,200. bastián councils to court because the first place to ban this type of DataHippo also shows that there However, the average price to stay in it believes that restrictions they rental altogether. The mayor, An- 250,000 tourists a day. Of those, 60 is a considerable imbalance in some these villages also varies, from 122 have introduced are detrimental toni Noguera, said others would per cent would be staying in a self- places: Mijas, for example, has 13,000 euros a night in Frigiliana to 344 eu- to the interests of consumers and follow, and that has been the case. catering property. beds available in rental properties ros in Benahavís, the highest in the users. However, these are not the One month later the government The numbers are growing. The Da- compared with 2,000 in hotels. If all province. only local authorities to have done of the Canary Islands drafted new taHippo portal, which collects data the tourist properties in Frigiliana Despite this ‘boom’, there are so. laws to ban holiday rentals in from digital rental platforms, says were to be occupied, the population problems. The national markets In April this year Palma, where tourist areas. > 4 August 17th to 23rd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH The ten places with most holiday rental properties The number of Malaga and Marbella are almost equal, followed some way behind seats available on by Mijas, Estepona and Benalmádena. flights into Malaga Malaga 5,762 set to increase In June, Rincón de la Victo- Marbella 5,731 economic impact of tourist proper- > ria also decided to restrict ho- ties in Spain, which amounts to about liday lets. “We took the decision be- Mijas 2,549 124 billion euros, from a sector in cause of complaints from local resi- which 85 per cent of clients are fo- :: IVÁN GELIBTER Estepona 2,236 dents and problems that we at the reigners. “All this contributes to ma- MALAGA. A report by Turismo town hall have experienced oursel- Benalmádena 2,191 king the Costa del Sol a competitive Costa Del Sol on the seating ca- ves when we have needed to find so- destination,” he says. pacity for flights offered from mewhere for people, such as the vic- Nerja 1,621 The increase in holiday proper- August until January 2019 at tims of domestic violence. The prices Torremolinos 1,504 ties is also putting up long-term ren- Malaga airport, estimates a 9.3 per have shot up. Places that used to be tal prices in general and Malaga has cent growth on the same period available for 200 euros now cost 600 Fuengirola 1,247 become the most expensive provin- last year. This increase represents or 700 and in the end everybody ends ce in Andalucía in this regard. To 460,000 more places available. Manilva 798 up paying through their taxes,” says alleviate the situation, the go- The general manager of Tur- the mayor, Francisco Salado. He in- Vélez Málaga 614 vernment has announced plans to ismo Costa Del Sol, Arturo Ber- sists that holiday lets need to be res- build 20,000 social housing proper- nal, stated at a press conference tricted “for the sake of coexistence”. ties in Spain to bring down rental recently that the report reflected Carlos Pérez-Lanzac, the president Average price of holiday lets per night prices, and in Benalmádena the a “clear upward trend” in the of the Association of Holiday Proper- The five places with highest number of tourist properties. Price per property council is offering a substantial dis- numbers of visitors expected to ties of Andalucía (AVVA), however, count on the IBI tax for people who arrive at the airport. Good news thinks differently. “Right now, no rent out their properties to long- for Malaga “which year after year town hall in Andalucía has the right term tenants. is extending the [tourist] season.” 119.9 Malaga 74.6 to restrict properties which are used Marbella 259.3 Mijas It seems that everywhere in the Between September and Janu- for tourism. No mayor, of any politi- province is affected, apart from one ary the number of seats available cal party, can take away the rights of small village.