Meanwhile, for Tuesday and Wednesday, when the Executive had already launched the new exchange rate, “sales skyrocketed”he claimed.
However, the rhythm stopped towards the working weekend: “From Thursday and yesterday (Friday) the truth had a negative impact on the operations of travel agencies due to an issue that was operationally very difficult to adapt the systems to a rule that was still not very clear”.
“Demand fell a little more for this issue than for an increase that ends up being 14% of the total dollar, which went from $275 to $314,” analyzed.
From his point of view, the measure will not prevent trips and purchases abroad for customers with “high or medium-high purchasing power”
“There is a reality that today, and without the quotas and with such high prices, the public that has purchasing power is traveling abroad, which is a high or medium-high purchasing power, obviously it affects him but he will not stop taking a trip because of this increase“, held.
Looking at last month’s movements, Gurfinkiel asserted that “30% more was sold than before the pandemic”.
“Not only was it the first month that we exceeded a pre-pandemic month, but we exceeded 30% and Tuesday, for example, was a day of high sales because it was already known that the measure would take effect the next day. In August we had nothing to beat, we sold 98% compared to August 2019,” he stressed.
Likewise, he stated in contact with AM Radio Con Vos: “Each previous month we were a little less and luckily September was the first that we were able to recover and exceed pre-pandemic levels.”
What is the Qatari dollar
It is the new exchange rate for purchases of tickets and expenses with credit and debit cards in foreign currency, which together exceed US$300 per month.
This is the result of 30% of the COUNTRY Tax, 45% on account of Profits and 25% on account of Personal Assets.
The objective of the Executive is to encourage tourists to make purchases abroad with their own dollars and not with those of the Central Bank (BCRA).
Source: Ambito
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