The holidays of Carnival will take place between February 10 and 13 and the Uruguayans They have already sold out the tourist packages with international destinationswhile for the Tourism Week There are already 75% of the packages sold; On the other hand, a moderation was perceived regarding the choice of Argentina as a vacation destination due to the increase in inflation from the neighboring country.
Ambit He spoke with two representatives of the tourism sector: Rodrigo Rosales, tourism agency product manager hypertravel, and Andrés Gil Petersen, CEO of TocToc Travel on sales during one of the times when tourist packages are sold the most.
Rosales assured that, for the holiday of Carnival, The tourist packages are 100% sold, with the most chosen destinations being the south of Brazil – through land excursions – such as Florianópolis, Camboriú and Bombs and Bombinhas. Also, other destinations in that country are chosen such as Buzios, Rio de Janeiro and Porto de Galinhas, but it has to be accessed by air, either through charters or airliners.
The increase in supply, a determining factor
The choice of Brazil as the main destination for Uruguayans This is explained, according to Petersen, due to the increase in supply and the fact that beach destinations are always chosen for this time. “The recomposition of the offer of traditional airlines such as Blue and Latam coincided with the emergence of strong players like JetSmart flying five times a week to Rio de Janeiro either Sky flying to Florianópolis,” explained the CEO of TocToc Viajes.
The increase in supply caused package prices to drop, but demand also had to do with it. “For those who are looking at trips, the exchange rate It encourages them to choose the option of traveling abroad,” explained Petersen. With this, compared to last year, both businessmen agree that the sales for this year they were perceived on the rise.
Moderation with Argentina
Last year the devaluation in Argentina and price retention caused the Uruguayans choose that country as one of the main destinations because the exchange rate It was extremely favorable. However, with the new measures of the government of Javier Mileiwhich caused the inflation in the neighboring country, Argentina It became a country a little less chosen by Uruguayans.
“It is not the boom of last year since those who are traveling already perceive the evolution of the inflation and Argentina It is no longer as cheap as it was in 2022,” explained Petersen, although he clarified that there is still a lot of demand regarding destinations in the south of that country such as Bariloche and Ushuaia. “It helped that Argentinian airlines have one direct flight per week to Bariloche”, he added.
Brazil and the Caribbean, the main destinations for Tourism Week
The Tourism Week – which will take place from March 25 to 31 – already has 75% of the packages sold in the agency led by Rosales and the most chosen destinations, due to the length of the days off, can range from Brazil and the Caribbean until USA, in cities like New York.
“The Tourism Week “It is taken by Uruguayans as the last extension of summer,” Petersen explained as one of the reasons why places with beaches are always the most chosen, among which there are also Cancun, Punta Cana and Panama.
Source: Ambito
