27 August - 2 September 2015
C OSTA D E A LMERIA
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ISSUE NO. 1573
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Queen sends her wishes All the way to Mojacar D-DAY Normandy landings hero Bertie Finch, currently residing in Mojacar, celebrated his 100th
birthday last week and the Queen sent him her warmest birthday wishes. See Page 2
Fair controversy Horsemen denied entrance to the Malaga fair A GROUP of Almeria horseman who arrived three minutes late at the office to process their necessary permits in Malaga were told they would not be able to participate due to their delay. See Page 5
Worrying numbers Drownings have multiplied this year off Almeria coasts REGIONAL and local governments have been pushed to take action due to the increased number of deaths by drowning which have been See Page 8 taking place this summer across Almeria beaches.
INCREASE in tourism figures is one of the highest in past 15 years By Maria José Fernandez THE province of Almeria has just seen the end of what has been accredited as the best month of July in history in terms of tourism, with a staggering 199,525 visitors. These are the best figures since records began at the National Statistics Institute (INE). Data displays an increase by 14.7 per cent if compared
with the same month of the previous year, and the forecast for the month of August is equally optimistic. The increase in itself is one of the highest of the past 15 years and, according to the INE, confirms the positive trend which is expected to rate 2015 as the best year in terms of tourism since records began in 1999. President of the Provincial Hotel and Tourism Federation Javier Arne-
do, said these results could be credited to several reasons. The main one, however, being the perception of insecurity in other tourism destinations such as Tunisia and north Africa, which has motivated hundreds of last minute cancellations, due to the recent scenes of terrorist attacks. “We will have to wait and see whether this trend continues next year,” alerted Mr Arnedo.