{"id":1136,"date":"2010-08-23T01:33:29","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T00:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintageholidays.co.uk\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2010-08-23T01:33:29","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T00:33:29","slug":"why-golf-in-costa-del-sol-remains-recession-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/why-golf-in-costa-del-sol-remains-recession-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Golf in Costa Del Sol remains recession proof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Andalucia (Costa Del Sol)\u00a0golf is big business and no large holiday complex or new housing estate, it seems, is complete without a golf course attached to it. Golf tourism is one of Andalucia\u2019s biggest prides and despite Spain being on the brink of economic disaster, with unemployment rates plummeting, the tourist industry in turmoil, and the former property boom abruptly sinking, golf in Andalucia remains a vibrant success, seemingly unaffected by the economic collapse.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, the 116 golf courses in Andalucia brought a total of 500 million euros to the region. Not only is the sport creating a much needed snippet of success to the tourist industry &#8211; an industry otherwise in disarray &#8211; but it also generating a vital source of employment.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Presently Andalucia is experiencing a record number of people being out of employment. According to recent figures released by Spain\u2019s National Institute of Statistics (INE), in the province of Malaga more than 233,000 people are unemployed, pushing the jobless rate in the region over 30 percent. Despite these alarming figures, employment in the golf tourism sector \u2013 as the industry flourishes &#8211; continues to rise, and last year the sport generated over 4,400 jobs in Andalucia alone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1137\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Golf-in-Andalucia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1137\" title=\"Golf in Andalucia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Golf-in-Andalucia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Golf-in-Andalucia.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Golf-in-Andalucia-310x310.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golf In Costa Del Sol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So why is golf in Andalucia seemingly \u2018recession proof\u2019, resisting the effects of the economic downturn, which have led investors in Spain fear a debt crisis similar to that of Greece?<\/p>\n<p>One explanation is because golf is essentially a sport associated with the more affluent members of society, who have not been adversely affected by the recession and still have bundles of cash to spend in the region when they arrive in Andalucia. Secondly, Andalucia is usually blessed by year-round warm weather, particularly on the coastal regions where most of the golf courses can be found. Given the 300-days-a-year of cloudless blue skies, heading to Andalucia for a round of golf is preferable to battling it out between showers in the UK. Finally, golf is considered to be \u201cquality\u201d tourism and with the pressures the aftermath of the recession has created in almost all walks of life, what could be more relaxing than \u201cteeing off\u201d in the warm and friendly climes of Andalucia.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/villa_list.cfm?area_id=1&amp;offer=Villas in Andalucia\" target=\"_blank\">private villa in Costa Del Sol near a golf course<\/a>?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Andalucia (Costa Del Sol)\u00a0golf is big business and no large holiday complex or new housing estate, it seems, is complete without a golf course attached to it. Golf tourism is one of Andalucia\u2019s biggest prides and despite Spain being on the brink of economic disaster, with unemployment rates plummeting, the tourist industry in turmoil,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,34,60],"tags":[118,274,275],"class_list":["post-1136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do-in-andalucia","category-things-to-do-in-costa-del-sol","category-things-to-do-in-spain","tag-best-golf-course-in-costa-del-sol","tag-golf-in-andalucia","tag-golf-in-costa-del-sol"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Golf in Costa Del Sol remains recession proof - Vintage Travel - Blog Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Andalucia (Costa Del Sol)\u00a0golf is big business and no large holiday complex or new housing estate, it seems, is complete without a golf course attached\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/why-golf-in-costa-del-sol-remains-recession-proof\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Golf in Costa Del Sol remains recession proof - 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