the Tourism Week, a period that favors both internal and external tourism and the expectations of the sector seem to be fulfilled. in dialogue with scope.com, Carlos Peradirector of the Uruguayan Association of Travel Agencies (Audavi) details the current situation and compares it with the years prior to the pandemic.
From Audavi they emphasize that sales exceeded by 20% those of the year 2022 in some cases and, in others, reached up to 50%. However, Pera assures that during the first half of last year Uruguay was still affected by measures related to the Covid-19especially due to the Omicron strain that had appeared in December 2021.
However, if you compare this Tourism Week with the year 2019 – before the pandemic – the values change. “Current sales are 20% below 2019,” Pera explained. One of the examples that can be given regarding the differences in the pre-pandemic years and the current ones is the air connectivity.
“Uruguay It is today with 25% less air connectivity than it had in 2019”, explained Pera who added that this year 19 charter flights were contracted, unlike 2019 where 23 were contracted.
What were the most chosen destinations?
According to the spokesman for Audavi, as far as international destinations are concerned, the most chosen was Brazil. “100% of the charter flights that were contracted for that week are destined for Brazil,” Pera explained.
Second, it is found Argentina which, according to the association’s spokesperson, has taken on a brutal role, not only because of the beauty of its landscapes but also because of the exchange rate that makes Uruguayans choose the neighboring country because it is much cheaper than other destinations.
He Caribbean is in third place, although from Audavi they remarked that the great limitation is the availability of airline seats. Finally, in fourth place, are the European destinations.
As for the national level, there are many Uruguayans who have chosen to spend Tourism Week within the country. Among the most requested destinations is Piriapolis, Rocha and the hot springs in the departments of Leap and paysandu, such as the Arapey Hot Springs, the Salto Grande Hot Springs and the San Nicanor Hot Springs. From the associations, for their part, they remarked that they remain “very optimistic” regarding domestic tourism.
Source: Ambito
