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13 - 19 September 2012 Costa del Sol
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Benalmadena tops hotel price falls By Pilar Castillo HOTEL room rates in Benalmadena fell 19 per cent in the first six months of the year. This was one of the biggest falls in Andalucia, the province to suffer the most dramatic drops anywhere in Spain. As a result, rooms in Benalmadena had an average nightly rate of €71, compared to a national figure of €82 from January to June. Meanwhile, Marbella saw an 11 per cent fall, with rooms averaging €102 a night. Even so it remains the fourth most expensive destination in Spain and the most expensive in Andalucia. Granada was the only place in Andalucia
to see an increase in room rates, with an 8 per cent rise leading to an average of €71 per night, the latest Hotel Price Index (IPH) of the site Hoteles.com has revealed.. Cadiz saw prices fall just 1 per cent, while in Almeria, the second cheapest destination in Spain, room rates fell a further 3 per cent. In Malaga average room prices fell 8 per cent. Sara Gentile of Hoteles.com said that Andalucia “is one of the regions where the economic context is most evident. “Fewer tourists and shorter stays have forced hotel managers to base their strategies on price reductions, so now is a perfect time to plan a holiday in the region.”
BRITISH
PRESS
Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom
Polygamy allowed A MUSLIM tycoon declared in court that his wife did not ‘deserve’ divorce since polygamy is allowed under Islamic Law. He was unfaithful to his wife and has two extramarital children.
Fake reviews BEST-SELLING crime writer RJ Ellory apologised for writing fake reviews online to criticise competitors and laud his own books, in a statement to The Daily Telegraph.
Hard times THE BBC’s Andrew Marr Show has replaced its opening sequence of the host driving a Nissan Figaro with a Vespa, to match the austere times in England.
Costly model
IN ACTION: Beckham (far right) playing in Spain.
Silence as US media reports ‘Beckham to buy Malaga CF’ By Raul Candela DAVID BECKHAM is set to become the new owner of Malaga CF Football Club, American media has reported.
But there has been no confirmation of the initial report in the Los Angeles Times, and later carried on global television networks and in other international newspapers. According to the Los Angeles Times, Beckham, the former England football captain and ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid player would be bidding for 75 per cent of the club shares. Owner of the club is Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani from Qatar, who has invested millions since taking power in 2010, but
who in recent months has been reported to be trying to sell the club, which for the first time is in this season’s Champions League competition after finishing fourth in the Spanish League last season. Beckham’s partner in the purchase was reported to be Los Angeles Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas. Beckham plays for the Galaxy team. Negotiations for selling Malaga CF to an ArmenianRussian group of investors reportedly failed a few weeks ago.
IT will take enthusiasts longer to build the model warship ‘Sovereign of the Seas’ with the parts provided by the weekly magazine of the same name than it did to construct the original ship in 1637.
BB’s father SIR Peter Bazalgette, who first introduced Big Brother to British TV, has been appointed head of the Arts Council, one of Britain’s leading arts organisations.
Snake scan SIX volunteers helped carry a 23ft python at Chester Zoo to its ultrasound heart scan as part of a cardiology study in collaboration with Cardiff Metropolitan University.
King found THE church where Richard III is thought to have been buried has been found in Leicester. An archaeological team is exploring the remains to locate the grave.