Likewise, according to information collected by different tourist entities in the city, Hotel and apartment occupancy ranged between 70% and 75%.
Vacation 2025: good first fortnight in Mendoza
For its part, Mendoza It had a hotel occupancy that exceeded 61%, with approximately 81 thousand visitors during the first half of January. According to the Tourism Observatory, the figure implies an increase of 5.39 percentage points, compared to the 56% registered in the same period of 2024. ““A slight rebound in activity can be observed, despite the macroeconomic situation,” they pointed out.
The agency reported that in the first days of the year, $56,158.23 million entered the province, considering an average stay of 4.2 days and a daily expense of $74,245.02, per person.
According to data from the Observatory, the preference for nature destinations once again took center stage. lVillas de San Rafael topped the list, with 83% occupancy, followed by Potrerillos (81%), Ruta 82 and Cacheuta (73%) and Tunuyán (58%). Uspallata was at 47%, while Tupungato and San Carlos registered 45% and 58%, respectively. Malargüe, for its part, reached 50%.
At the same time, it was known that the province received 271,206 tourists, marking a growth of 59.3% compared to the same period in 2024. Such numbers represented an economic impact of $65,845,340,394.69 to the local economy.
Córdoba, better than in the 2024 summer holidays
Córdoba showed better figures in the first fortnight of the year compared to the same period in 2024, with a growth of 18%. According to data provided by the province, More than a million tourists toured the province. The regions of Punilla (+49%), Noroeste (+22%), Calamuchita (+19%) and Traslasierra (+12%) were positioned as the destinations with the most growth.
From the municipality of Villa Carlos Paz they told this medium that at the beginning of 2025 they reported an occupancy close to 90%, 15% above the beginning of 2024. In addition, the second weekend of the year showed an 80% general average of accommodation, while that number rose to 93% in 3 and 4 star hotels.
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On Saturday the figure was 87% in the first case and 95% in the second.
In the provincial capital, occupancy was 42.6% during the second week of January, with 19,247 passengers accommodated.three percentage points above the average for January 2024. On the other hand, on Saturday the 11th, when the Bum Bum festival took place, the figure rose to 48.7%.
Misiones: 70% hotel occupancy so far during the 2025 holidays
Missionsfor its part, reported a hotel occupancy of 70% during the first fortnight of the year, with the falls as the main attraction. Only in Puerto Iguazú There were occupancy peaks of over 80%.
Most visitors come from the national level, while a significant percentage of international tourism includes Brazilians, Paraguayans, Uruguayans, Americans, Europeans, concentrating on localities such as San Ignacio and Iguazú.
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Iguazú Falls had 77,207 visitors who entered during these first two weeks of the year. What’s more, it had 18,576 more tourists compared to 2024. Specifically, there were occupancy peaks of over 80%, thus spilling over to all sectors of the production chain.
According to official data, the tourist flow is favored by air connectivity, which offers between 18 and 20 daily flights in Puerto Iguazú and between 4 and 5 flights in Posadas. This level of connectivity facilitates access to the main destinations and reinforces the constant flow of visitors.
Bariloche and Las Grutas, at the forefront in Río Negro in the 2025 holidays
San Carlos de Barilochemeanwhile, reported an occupancy close to 80%, with peaks on weekends. From the Rio Negro city they pointed out Scope that the beginning of the season was marked by a large influx of foreign tourists, especially Brazilians and Colombians, as well as English-speaking people.
At the same time, they commented that many inhabitants of neighboring regions chose Bariloche to spend between two and five days.
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On the other side of Río Negro, Las Grutas is going through a good season. According to information from the municipality of San Antonio Oeste, during the first half of January, The occupancy percentage was 86.3% and 111,753 tourists entered.
The average stay recorded was 3 days (Hotel and Camping Sector) as 3 in (Temporary Rental Houses and Apartments), while the largest influx of visitors came from Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Río Negro, Neuquén and Santa Fe.
Other destinations that exhibited similar figures are Golden Beaches (75%) and The Condor (72%).
Holidays: the north, below expectations
The singing is different in northern Argentina, where the season is by below expectations. As he told Scope days ago, The Salta Chamber of Tourism estimated that there are 30% fewer national tourists, while in Humahuaca, Jujuy, they admitted that the number of visitors decreased.
Gustavo Di Mecola, pro-secretary of the Salta Chamber of Tourism, assured that there are 30% fewer national visitors and 20% fewer foreigners in the province, at the start of the 2025 season.and that this responds to the economic crisis and the choice of Argentine tourists to choose cheaper international destinations, such as Brazil and Chile.
“We are experiencing a tough situation, we are not going to deny it. This summer, the majority of Argentines chose to travel abroad. Although Salta and the NOA are not expensive compared to other regions of Argentina, competing with destinations like Brazil or the Caribbean It’s difficult because of the difference in costs,” he said during an interview on FM Profesional from Salta.
Source: Ambito
