Those who are planning their next getaways to take advantage of the long weekends can research the destinations. Why, in the next few days, the launch will take place program manager PreTravel 4 usable on public holidays in May and June.
Although there is still no precise date for the launch, sources from the Secretary of Tourism commented in Clarín that the plan, which aims to reimburse 50% of the expenses incurred within the country, will be implemented shortly. “Between the end of this week and the beginning of next the price agreement will be signed and the registration dates of the companies will be announced, as well as the purchase dates for tourists.”, they commented.
Furthermore, the same source stressed that “the idea that the plan serve for people to travel in May and June, especially so that you can travel on the long weekends of the May 25th and June 20th”. The first is combined with the holiday of Friday 26 May and the second, (death of Belgrano), with the long weekend holiday of Monday 19.
Unfortunately, due to the delay in launching the fourth version of PreViaje, will not affect Travel Sale purchases, (the online event for industry discounts) which is already underway and will last until April 2nd. In this case, local and foreign destinations are included. Pre-trip includes local destinations only.
According to the data managed by the Tourism portfolio, responsible for Matias Lammens, the budget for this edition is $20,000 million. Meanwhile, the top of the return to tourists on the expense they incurred on their purchase will again be around $ From 90,000 to $100,000 per personaccording to forecast update for inflation.
In the previous edition, the maximum amount was $70,000 because these were off-season rates. Another difference from the previous edition is that the term for using the credit will be longer, since it can be used throughout 2023 and not just for two months.
On this occasion, the program will have a price check. In other words, there will be maximum rates for accommodations taking into account the location and number of stars of the establishment. If the rate for a hotel exceeds the expected value from last year, that accommodation is disqualified from the benefit. Travel agencies also undertake not to change the amounts of excursions and transfers, as specified in Tourism.
According to an inspection carried out by the Secretary of Commerce, at least ten hotel facilities located in six different provinces will not be able to participater of subsequent editions of the PreViaje program, because they do not comply with the Price Agreement signed in August 2022.
Pre-trip: what’s the official schedule like?
As in the first edition, the official program provides for the reimbursement of 50% of the expenses declared by tourists within the national territory. That credit remains on a card preloaded by Banco Nación (or in the app) and can then be used for other consumption related to tourism or gastronomy.
On this occasion, the plan can be applied to all destinations in the country. In case of pensioners who use the system, the reimbursement of expenses amounts to 70%, just like it did in the previous version.
According to data managed by the Ministry of Tourism, in the first edition the program was used by 600,000 tourists and 15,000 million dollars were mobilized between the pre-purchase and the credit granted.
In the second, there were 4.5 million tourists and 150,000 million dollars mobilized. Finally, in the third edition, from the end of last year, one million tourists used the benefits of the program which moved an amount of $ 35,000 million..
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Source: Clarin
