Summer 2025: the most visited destinations throughout the country during the first fortnight of the year

The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Sports of the Nation revealed details about the first fortnight of 2025where they also project a movement of more than 3.9 million tourists in national destinations throughout January.

“The preachers of failure predicted something that is in contradiction with what we see, with the figures distributed by the Municipal Tourism Entity of Mar del Plata, which is replicated throughout the country,” commented from the organization, where They also predicted that “Almost 4 million tourists are going to move throughout Argentina” once the first month of the year has ended.

These numbers represent practically double the number of Argentines who chose to spend their vacations in foreign destinations.

Likewise, they assured that “the conditions of stability and security are being met in Argentina”since “the country is beginning to walk a path of development and growth” and that “tourism is a strategic activity for recovery, as President Javier Milei himself has defined it, and for business opportunities.”

The holidays in January 2025, in numbers

According to what was reported, the indicators allow us to project a total movement of 3.9 million tourists during the first month of the year, with a total projected expenditure of $579,803 millionwhich would mean a 10% increase if compared to the same period in 2024.

In breakdown, during the first fortnight of the year, the occupation of Iguazú (80%), Bariloche (79%), Villa La Angostura (86), Pinamar (80) and Las Grutas (89).

Likewise, there was a 10% growth in hotel occupancy in Mar del Plata compared to January 2024, something that was also seen in Córdoba, with 18%. Other destinations that saw increases were Mendoza, with 5%, and the Iguazú Falls that had 18 thousand more visitors, so they exceeded 77 thousand in total.

Regarding the ways of transporting, some 250 thousand passengers chose Aerolíneas Argentinas to travel between the end of the year 2024 and the beginning of 2025. The company has more than 70 weekly frequencies to Bariloche, more than 50 to Mendoza and Ushuaia, 48 to Iguazú, and more than 30 to Salta, Tucumán, El Calafate and Mar del Plata, and 18 to San Martín de los Andes during the summer season.

Under this framework, if the total of all passengers who flew on different companies is added, it gives a total of 1,538,676 people. These data were revealed by the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) and represent an increase of 6% compared to November, and 1% as of December 2023. Likewise, Aeropuertos Argentina highlighted a significant growth in domestic flights, closing December 6 percent up compared to the same month in 2023 and 18 percent more than in December 2019.