07/12/2021 1:38 PM
Clarín.com
Economy
Updated 07/12/2021 2:28 PM
Still in a pandemic, but unlike the previous year, without isolation, Argentines are preparing to go on winter vacations.
It seems that the preferred destinations will be the local ones, the restrictions that exist to enter the country, somewhat restrict the desire to go abroad.
Bariloche, Salta or Mar del Plata,
how much money will have to be invested to take a break in the middle of the year.
The consulting firm Focus Market, conducted a survey on the tourist destinations that will be enabled for this new winter break 2021. With values that amount to more than 300% more expensive than in 2019, there are options for all tastes.
From the consultancy they clarify that the data with which they are compared are those of two years ago, since in 2020 it was not possible to travel.
"We come from a zero tourist activity in Winter Holidays 2020
, which opens the possibility of having some movement in a sector so important for the regional economies in our country", explains Damián Di Pace, director of the consultancy.
According to the data collected,
air tickets increased 333% this winter compared to the mid-year break in 2019
, compared to the prepandemic data.
And in the case of lodgings,
the increases reach 305%.
Winter holidays 2021: Bariloche, the most chosen
"Currently, there is an average hotel occupancy of 23% throughout the country and the average stay in Bariloche,
which is one of the most chosen destinations for Argentines, is four nights,
" adds Di Pace.
And, along these lines, he adds that in
the City of Buenos Aires it barely reaches 10%
;
with 60% of hotels closed partially (which open occasionally in response to demand) or totally.
According to the survey, the top 10 of the destinations chosen this year are led by the city of Bariloche;
Salta and Jujuy appear in second place, completing the ranking in Ushuaia, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Córdoba, Iguazú, El Calafate and Tucumán.
The three most outstanding destinations
Bariloche
: in the event that the chosen destination is Bariloche, the packages include tickets, stays and access to ski centers for two adults and a child under 11 years old.
A package for three people, with air or bus, lodging and excursions can go from $ 200,000 to $ 260,000.
Among the options surveyed, Focus Market made numbers based on traveling by bus or plane.
In all the cases surveyed, they put together a package for two adults and a child under 11 years of age.
By bus, bed car tickets have a total price of $ 65,100, to which must be added from $ 83,440 for 14 nights of accommodation in a three-star hotel without breakfast and $ 53,800 for the rental of ski equipment and three-day pass.
In other words, a total of $ 202,340 must be invested.
The individual price they took to make the report is:
round trip micro bed for 3 people for $ 21,700
.
In addition, flights for 2 adults and a child under 11 years of age were surveyed.
"It stands out that prices rose as we re-entered the portal to perform the search, reaching a 10% increase each time," the document clarifies.
In case of traveling by
plane, the roundtrip ticket for 3 people will demand from about $ 122,768,
which brings
a total of $ 260,008
($ 86,670 each), including accommodation and access to the sky center.
In the search for online packages, for
two people for 10 days
,
tickets, accommodation and excursion are obtained for $ 121,500,
about $ 60,000 per person.
Salta:
another destination always in demand for winter vacations is the north.
In this case, what is reported by Focus Market includes tickets, stay in a three-star hotel without breakfast, airport arrival transfer and excursions to Cafayate, Cachi, Humahuaca and city tour through the city of Salta, with a duration of four days.
Package for two adults and a child under 11 years old, airfare, accommodation and excursions can be around $ 252,197.
For the option by bus, in a sleeping car for two adults and a child under 11 years old, the values surveyed range from $ 46,860;
the stay, $ 82,306, and the excursions, $ 30,726, for a total of $ 159,892 ($ 53,300 per person).
If you prefer to travel by plane,
the round-trip ticket starts at $ 139,165,
totaling the entire package about $ 252,197 ($ 84,066 per person).
According to travel pages, for online purchases, 14 days with stay, flights and transfers, you can get from $ 90,000 in a four-star hotel.
Mar del Plata:
if you are looking for another type of trip, and the chosen destination is the beach, the star is Mar del Plata.
Focus Market also did a survey for that destination.
And according to the consultancy,
a 15-day package in Mar del Plata will require an investment of $ 133,721 for two adults and one child
under 11 years old.
The package includes flights and 14 nights of hotel accommodation with buffet breakfast.
A 15-day package in Mar del Plata can demand an investment of $ 133,721 for three people.
What La Feliz offers to do: from a
boat
trip
along the Mar del Plata coast from $ 4,623
; or
visits to the MDQ Aquarium for $ 5,958;
and for sports adventurers,
surf
lessons
(hour and a half) for $ 6,861
. Other options, a visit to
Sierra de los Padres from $ 8,880
, and two hours of
paragliding from $ 34,398.
"The menu of options and destinations for these vacations changes notably compared to 2018 and 2019 when they leave the election due to the restrictions on the return of Argentine tourists abroad, trips outside our country such as Barcelona, Miami, Rome or Madrid from previous years.
For local destinations, air supply drops by 50% compared to 2019 and prices show an increase of up to 330% every two years in 2021.
In the case of Accommodation, the price increase is up to 305% compared to of the year 2019 ", indicates the economist.
"In the case of the City of Buenos Aires, theatrical producers are not thinking of putting on the billboard an abundant offer of shows for children for the winter break. According to a survey prepared by FECOBA (Federation of Commerce and Industry of the City of Buenos Aires) on expectations of economic activity as a result of these winter holidays,
for 36% of SME entrepreneurs are uncertain
, for 28% low, another 28% say they are very low and
only 8% have high expectations, "
explained Damián Di Pace.
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