Since the mandatory isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic was lifted, the sightseeing It is one of the sectors that has recovered the best, since it has had record records during the last year.
This trend continued in the guild during the first weeks of summer, since, according to the CAME (Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises), more than 20 million people traveled through the country between December and January, which left a great economic impact for the sightseeing.
According to the report submitted by the agency, during the second half of December and the month of January, 20.3 million people traveled to the interior of the country. This represented a growth of 4.1% for the sightseeingin relation to the same season of 2022.
In turn, the economic impact was $803,789 million, which means a growth of 19.1% in real terms, compared to the same period last year.
Likewise, the CAME revealed that “the second half of January outnumbered the first and on weekends they had full occupancy levels”, since in most destinations the average occupancy remained above 80%.
In the same way, they highlight that almost all the cities of the country were visited, even the least attractive ones received travelers, both national and international, which confirms that Argentina is one of the most desirable destinations.
Local operators were surprised by the presence of travelers from Denmark, Iceland, Russia and the Ukraine, which does not happen very often.
The most representative data
In addition to the economic impact of $803,789 million for the sectorthe CAME highlights, among other figures, that Travelers spent an average of 4 to 3 days in their vacation destinations, with an average daily expense of $9,149.
Likewise, of the total number of tourists, 680,000 were foreigners, mainly from Brazil, Paraguay and Chile. Among the most chosen destinations were the beaches, mountains and thermal complexes, which, despite the heat, were very popular during the season.
