In the midst of the recession that is already affecting much of the economy, the XXL holiday that combined Easter with Veteran’s Day and Malvinas Memorial Day was good for the tourism industry. According to the CAME investigation, they traveled around the country 3.2 million people in these six days and they spent $631,667 million in food, drink, accommodation, transport, recreation and various purchases.
The direct economic impact, measured in real prices, was 70% more than last year. The survey shows that the average spend per visitor was $47,913 per day, 16.1% more than in 2023 (in real prices) and had an average stay of 4.1 days.
The increase in outlay is largely explained by why The measurement takes place over a 50% longer period. to Holy Week 2023, which had two fewer days of celebration.
Some tourist routes collapsed between Wednesday and Friday, with delays tripling the time of a normal journey. While 282 thousand people traveled with Aerolíneas Argentinas alone.
So far this year there have been two long weekends, where 5 have travelled0.8 million tourists and spent 984,526 million dollars ($1,158 million).
The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Sport has specified that in the first four days such levels of employment were recorded They have exceeded 90% in different locations.
They arrived in Mar del Plata 230 thousand people, 29.7% more than at Easter last year. It was the best weekend in 30 years.
There are also other destinations on the coast of Buenos Aires such as Cariló and Valeria del Mar, in the Pinamar district 93 and 96% occupancy, respectively. Full 100% occupancy was achieved in Villa Gesell, Mar Azul and Mar de las Pampas.
Another of the most chosen destinations was Mendoza, which received 130 thousand people, with an employment of 88%. According to provincial government data, tourism contributed $30 billion.
For its part, the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires has recorded the visit of more than 118 thousand tourists and 65% occupancy, and the province of Entre Ríos achieved a general occupancy of 90%, with the greatest number of visits on the coast of the Uruguay and Paraná rivers.
Misiones was 90% occupied, Iguazú National Park reached 32 thousand visitors, exceeding forecasts.
Jujuy has been visited by more than 27 thousand tourists, with its Quebradas as the main attraction with 97% occupancy, the Valleys with 88% and the Yungas with 81% of places full.
In San Luis, Potrero de los Funes, Villa de Merlo and El Trapiche have exceeded the 96% of its seats. The valleys of Punilla, Calamuchita and Traslasierra, in Córdoba, were the most select in that province with more than 95% occupancy.
The capital Corrientes was visited by more than 20 thousand tourists, with 92% occupancy and a high tourist concentration in the Esteros del Iberá region, followed by fishing destinations and beaches. Tafí del Valle and Tafí Viejo in Tucumán they exceeded 90%.
More than 45 thousand tourists visited the province of Río Negro, El Bolsón and Dina Huapi with the 90% complete. and San Carlos de Bariloche with the 85%where the traditional National Chocolate Festival was celebrated.
In the southernmost part of the country, Ushuaia and Tolhuin record 80 and 87% of occupied places respectively
There have also been trips by Argentinians to neighboring countries. 40,000 people entered Chile over the extra long weekend. In this case, in addition to tourism, another element that attracted tourists was the difference in prices on the other side of the border, which allows them to stock up on basic necessities, clothing and electronics.
Source: Clarin
