The Buenos Aires governor, Axel Kicillof, celebrated that since the beginning of the summer season some 7,400,000 tourists visited the different tourist destinations of the Province and affirmed that these numbers indicate that “it is already an impressive season as we intended.”
“The security operation from Sol to Sol, with more than 22,000 troops; the health operation the one of Fire control, road infrastructure and the cultural and tourist proposal They gave the foundation to a season that had the demanding objective of reaching the numbers of the previous season, which was a record,” said the governor in a conference with the motto “Right to the future”from the municipality of Pinamar.
He explained that “at this point the numbers of tourists this season, 7,400,000, exceed the historical records and have an additional element that is that it is not restricted to the traditional destinations of the Province, to the Atlantic Coast, but we managed to mountain destinations, rivers, lagoons, lakes, are also fully occupied”.
“We are happy to reach the second half of January exceeding expectations, it is already an impressive season, which is what we wanted,” he enthusiastically celebrated.
Meeting with cooperative members
In addition, the Buenos Aires president stressed that he maintained a meeting with productive sectors of tourism, culture, construction, gastronomy, the electricity sector and transportation in the region.
“It was a meeting that lasted several hours, we were listening, not with marketing, but not only as a listener but also with results,” said Kicillof.
The governor explained that during that meeting it was announced to the cooperative sectors the Second call to projects for the improvement of technological standards of cooperatives.
“We know that there are those who despise, marginalize and even persecute the cooperative movement; we think that the cooperative movement is central to the Province, it allows us to go where the private sector or the State often go,” he said.
He recounted that in the interior of the province of Buenos Aires “Public services are provided by energy, Internet, and water cooperatives, and even for basic issues such as funeral services.”
“Cooperatives are central to the operation of the Province and they had been despised. We relaunched the cooperative funds that were not fulfilled. And today we announce funds of 400 million pesos for projects that allow them to have technological and productive standards and efficiency that they can achieve the most, “she specified, and called” to continue working for the best season.
tourist balance
For his part, the Minister of Production, Science and Technological Innovation, Augusto Costadetailed the tourism balance of the first half of January.
“There is a consensus that we are in a record season, which exceeds the levels of the previous season, which had already been the most successful. And after the first fortnight, the visitors that passed through the province of Buenos Aires were 2,982,000,” said Costa. .
He specified that the numbers for this season “are a 25 percent higher than the average of the last 5 years and if we compare with the pre-pandemicIn 2019, we have 31 percent more visitors who enjoy the tourist destinations in the province of Buenos Aires.”
According to the hotel occupancy “We have full occupation as in Monte Hermoso, Pehuén Có, Mar Chiquita, Villa Gesell with 94 percent; Necochea, General Alvarado and Pinamar with 93 percent and in lagoons, rivers and mountains such as Lobos and Chascomús, an occupation higher than 90 percent.”
“It is an exceptional season that in accumulated dFrom the first of December until now, 7,369,060 tourists visited the Province”, accurate.
Costa also highlighted the activities and shows that take place in the ReCreo innswhere “90 shows with more than 2,500 artists and the presence of 45,000 people” were recorded.
The Sol a Sol health and safety operation continues with the largest number of troops assigned to tourist spots in the Province and with a unified command of firefighters and fire control equipment. pic.twitter.com/6tgbV1gQ4b
— Axel Kicillof (@Kicillofok) January 18, 2023
Regarding the announcement of the Buenos Aires governor for the cooperative movement, Costa explained that there are more than 600 cooperatives throughout the province of Buenos Aires, and recalled a first call for projects that allowed financing 20 projects from 70 cooperatives from 12 municipalities, for a total amount of more than 150 million.
“In this second call we announce non-refundable contributions of up to 20 millionthat contain more than 2 or 3 cooperatives and seek productive and commercial improvement, with a total line amount of 400 million”.
The president in the meeting prior to the conference with productive sectors of tourism and culture, was accompanied by the president of the Cultural Institute, Florencia Saintout; Minister Costa and the Minister for Women, Gender Policies and Sexual Diversity, Estela Díaz.
