The president of Audavi, Carlos Pera, assured that cruises and flights abroad are already sold out.
The Tourism Week in it Uruguay would reflect an excellent season for outbound tourism, a premise that is not met for the travel sector. tourism that continues to suffer the consequences of more and more Uruguayans choosing destinations abroad.
“We are facing an excellent Tourism Week since more than a month ago all the tourist products that are used as a means of transportation to the plane were sold out,” the president of the Association of Travel Agencies (Audavi), Carlos Pera.
On the other hand, Pera highlighted that more than a month ago the cruises were completely sold out, whether those that set sail from Montevideo or Rio de Janeiro. “We believe it is going to be a very excellent Tourism Week,” he assured.
Brazil recovers ground
Meanwhile, the president assured that there are still spaces for land excursions since bus tickets were not completely sold out. In that sense, Pera highlighted that Brazil is one of the most chosen destinations to go by land means, to places like the stadium of Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Catalina and Rio de Janeiro.
The hierarch established that Brazil is in full recovery of Uruguayan visitors who two years ago had the landscapes of Argentina due to the large exchange gap and the fact that it suited them much more economically.
Optimism in expanding air connectivity
Although the sale of all flights is good news, for the sector it would be even more convenient if there were more airlines operating in the country. Regarding this, Pera assured that they are extremely optimistic about the actions that the government could take.
“We support this type of initiative 100%, which are obviously long processes and were not going to be ready for the Tourism Week. Uruguay It needs foreigners to come to the country but the airlines need flights to leave the country full as well. Consequently, the departure of Uruguayans with more supply will undoubtedly increase,” he explained.
Source: Ambito
