The long weekend, incorporated at the last moment by pressure from the tourism sector, managed to reactivate the demand. What are the most wanted destinations?
With the confirmation of the October holiday arrived a breath of air for a tourism sector that had been demanding urgent measures before the fall of reserves and low occupation. The government’s decision to transfer the holiday from October 12 to Friday 10, reactivated the demand for passages, hotels and getaways throughout the countrywith a marked prominence of national destinations.
“For next long weekend, we are registering a strong demand towards the classic destinations of Argentina such as Iguazú, Bariloche and Mendoza,” held Gustavo BondoniMarketing Manager of TRAVEL.
The photo of the weekend: good level of reservations
The behavior is repeated in other agencies. From Travel Services, Guido Boutet He explained that the announcement of the new holiday “was so recent that he did not give time to plan trips abroad, that they usually require between 30 and 45 days in advance.” The result: an avalanche of local sales. “We were left without a product two weeks ago for this October holiday. In our case we sold the destinations of Mendoza, Iguazú, El Calafate and Ushuaia. Whoever looks for opportunities of last moment will be complicated, especially with aerial ones that will be very expensive because of the low availability,” he warned.
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According to Almundo data, searches shot “since September 1, when it was announced that there would be a new holiday.” The most wanted domestic destinations in the agency were Bariloche, Iguazú, Mendoza, Salta and Buenos Aireswhile the most chosen internationals were Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Chile.
Booking.com data confirms the trend. Among the most wanted destinations by Argentines for the long weekend from October 10 to 12 are City of Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Rio de Janeiro, Bariloche and Iguazú.
The return of demand, although with warnings
The new holiday was the result of a strong pressure from the tourism sector that had been warning about a crisis marked by the fall of internal tourism and the increase in costs. However, from the sector they ask not to conform since they ensure that this impulse is welcome, but does not solve the structural problems facing the sector.
Meanwhile, Iguazú, Bariloche, Mendoza and the classics of the Atlantic coast lead the ranking of escapes for a long weekend that, although improvised, hopes to be better than previous holidays. As usually happens, this weekend it can become a thermometer of the summer season.
Source: Ambito
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