Because it is six days long, this long weekend the most distant local destinations find an opportunity to increase their visits and occupy hotel capacity. The details of how much it costs to travel in the country and abroad.
This XXL weekend is an opportunity for tourism in Argentina, but the costs are high. A plane trip for two people who choose to travel from Buenos Aires to a destination in the Interior and stay 4 days-3 nights in a 3-star hotel. increased up to 206% compared to last year. In the case of bus trips, the year-on-year increase in prices is even greater and reaches 330%. This is indicated by a report from Damián Di Pace’s consulting firm, Focus Marketmade for the Naranja X finance blog.
“This XXL weekend has the peculiarity that it extends for 6 days. The More distant local destinations find an opportunity to increase their visits and occupy hotel capacity. For their part, perhaps not all Argentines take the 6 days and this promotes hikers with rural tourism outings. According to FECOBA, In the City of Buenos Aires there is an opportunity for a large number of national and international visitors to arrive.with a very important local cultural and recreational agenda,” explained Di Pace.
However, he clarified that “The projection of spending per tourist for this weekend is austere.” For its part, The average stay is estimated to be 4.3 days. taking into account that, “although it is almost a week, not all tourists will take it completely,” indicated the director of the Focus Market Consulting Firm.
According to the data, the cost and the year-on-year price increase recorded in March of this year depends on the destination travelers choose, of course. For example, two people who choose to travel from Buenos Aires to a destination in the Interior and staying 4 days-3 nights in a 3-star hotel will cost $768,188 if the destination is Mendoza, with a year-on-year increase of 206% (in 2023 the price of this package was $251,000), the trip to Cataratas from Buenos Aires with the same conditions costs $1,100,000 (183% more than in 2023) and to Calafate, also from Buenos Aires, $1,675,900.
Bus trips and closest getaways
In the case of 2 people traveling in a bus (sleeper), 4 days-3 nights, and staying in a 3-star Hotel, the prices are as follows:
- Mendoza-Buenos Aires $576,300 (+330% than in 2023),
- Buenos Aires-Iguazú $644,900 (+168% than in 2023),
- Buenos Aires-Calafate $1,062,900 (In this last case, they did not find a direct bus. You must take a bus from Bs As.- Rio Gallegos (36 hours) and then from Rio Gallegos-Calafate (4 hours). The ticket in Plane to Calafate is 58% more expensive than the bus trip.)
If we choose a family getaway (2 adults and 2 children) not far from home, the accommodation would cost:
- Tiger Delta: For 2 days 3 nights, the value of a 3-bedroom cabin, with garden, barbecue, and river view is $341,900,
- Luján: a 2-room apartment with parking, terrace, grill and pool costs $214,525,
- San Antonio de Areco: A 2-room house, with parking and garden costs $275,817.
With respect to the year 2023, these destinations have an average increase of approximately 200%.
Trips abroad during the XXL Easter weekend: prices
Meanwhile, the prices for 2 people by plane and staying 4 days-3 nights in a 3-star Hotel in a foreign destination are:
- To Rio de Janeiro $1,498,700, with a 199% year-on-year increase with respect to 2023 (in 2023 the price of this package was $502,000),
- to Punta Cana $2,126,668,
- to Madrid $4,778,600.
Source: Ambito
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