Silvina Darago
07/27/2020 - 19:43
- Clarín.com
- travels
He started the Hot Sale 2020 with great expectation and optimism by the tourism industry, which seeks to reactivate desperately amid the deep crisis product of the pandemic of the coronavirus .
A total of 34 travel agencies and the most important companies in the sector are participating in the event, which after two postponements due to strict quarantines, runs until Wednesday with more than 650 offers and online discounts on tickets and tourist packages to the most important destinations in Argentina and the world.
The offers and promotions, which can be paid in up to 18 installments , include discounts of between 30% and 60% on the electronic acquisition of airline tickets and micro to 1,600 Argentine destinations , and to Madrid , Barcelona , Paris , Rome , London , Miami and New York , among other cities abroad.
The Hot Sale offers many discounts to fly again: it will be with a chinstrap and many sanitary protocols. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Flight deals take over purchases: discounts, fees and flexible rates
"There are three promotions during the Hot Sale , one for international flights in low and high season consisting of 12 installments without interest for all tickets , with all cards and all banks , with flexibility that will allow the passenger to change their ticket without cost , in case of not being able to fly ", explained the commercial director of Aerolineas Argentinas , Fabián Lombardo.
As an example, he detailed: a ticket to Madrid is costing 71,960 pesos or 12 installments of 5,974 , in low season and 143,060 pesos or 12 installments of 11,922 in high season; to Miami the costs are 67,237 pesos or 12 installments of 5,603 in decline and 90,617 or 12 installments of 7,551 in registration ; or to Rome , 81,669 pesos or 12 installments of 6,806 declining and 140,626 or 12 installments of 11,719 registering .
He clarified that the high season runs from December 27 to February 17 and for the Easter period, from March 30 to April 6.
Aerolineas Argentinas offers discounts, fees and flex rates for travel in this Hot Sale. (EFE / Aerolineas Argentinas)
He also assured that the company developed a second promotion for cabotage flights with 12 installments without interest and with a 20 percent discount on the usual price of tickets, with which a flight to Córdoba , for example, is at a value of 2.674 weight or weights 12 223 shares ; to Bariloche 4,521 or 12 installments of 377 ; to Ushuaia, 4,676 or 12 installments of 390 ; to Salta 5,011 or 12 installments of 418 ; or to Iguazú 3,982 or 12 installments of 332.
Finally, he maintained that they remain very optimistic in the sale of the Hot Sale, noting that " although we did not expect the 130,000 sales last year, we are sure that there will be a very good response , estimating that this sale will be 80 percent directed towards the cabotage and 20 percent international " . So far, from Aerolineas ArgentinasThey maintain that almost 90% of the sales that are being registered are for domestic tickets. And to everyone's pleasant surprise , last year's sales are matching.
As a result of these discounts offered by the flag airline, travel agencies are receiving inquiries on this first day of the Hot Sale to obtain complementary ground packages (hotels, excursions). In Shopping Viajes they highlight that the great attraction for customers is being this possibility of being able to access the tickets in installments and that drives queries for land packages, whether in Argentina, Brazil or the Caribbean.
Punta Cana is one of the most chosen destinations in the Caribbean to travel by Argentines in this Hot Sale. (EFE / Erickson Polanco)
LATAM, meanwhile, added several discounts on Hot Sale . For example, there are tickets to Miami from $ 46,704 final price round trip traveling in October-November. To Madrid , the tickets are from 60,120 pesos traveling from September to December. Cancun is from $ 46,510 traveling in November-December also final price round trip and London there are passages from 68,733 pesos traveling from September until the end of the year.
The online travel agency Avantrip detected that on the first day of the Hot Sale, users concentrated their interest mainly on the category of flights that accounted for more than 80 percent of purchases. Other important on a trip such as products hotels, travel insurance or tours not yet advanced as in previous editions of the Hot Sale .
“We detected that the traveler is mainly buying air during the first day and for the moment postponed the purchase of the hotel. It is notable how a strong race to secure a good airfare was unleashed because the demand we receive today already exceeds that of the last Travel Sale of 2019 . Air travel is always the basis for planning a trip, and it is natural that it is the first thing you buy, "said Nicolás Posse, product manager for Avantrip.
Tourism offers to travel during the Hot Sale continue until Wednesday. (Shutterstock)
According to Avantrip numbers, of the total number of flights sold, 61 percent correspond to international destinations and 39 percent to cabotage.
Among the most purchased international destinations are Madrid , Cancun , Berlin , London , Rio de Janeiro , New York and Miami . For the first time in Hot Sale , Miami out of the top 5.
As for the nationals: El Calafate , Ushuaia , Bariloche , Buenos Aires , Mendoza and Iguazú, which stood out throughout the day with a “bomb rate” of 900 pesos.
To travel to Calafate there are promotions both in tickets and packages. (REUTERS / Agustin Marcarian)
On the Despegar side, its general manager for Argentina and Uruguay, Paula Cristi, added: "We have seen today that flight searches have grown 60% compared to the last three weeks , while those of other products, such as hotels They increased 40%. However, the historical trend shows that hotels and other non-air products are more sought after the end of the week , so we expect them to grow in the coming hours. "
"As for destination preferences, we note that the trend is greater to travel within Argentina , where the destinations that are most in demand are Bariloche, Iguazú and Salta. If we look at the top of those chosen on the first day of the Hot Sale , the 6 The first destinations are nationals , while Madrid, Miami and Cancun stand out in terms of international ones, " revealed Cristi.
Unstick offers the following promotions flights : Miami costs $ 68,539, Madrid , $ 74,542, Rome , $ 81,441 and Cancun $ 61,664.
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As for travel packages, at Avantrip , the offer related to the Caribbean led in international sales. The packages on double basis to the Island of San Andrés (Colombia) with air and hotel for 7 nights $ 57,900 pesos achieved the best sales. Then Cancun on double basis with air and hotel for 7 nights from $ 89,900 and finally Punta Cana are the ones that concentrate the demands of the first day.
Among the best offers to take advantage of the national destinations by the same agency are still packages for Iguazú of 3 nights with air, hotel with breakfast, transfers and excursions at $ 9799 per person on a double basis.
Almundo promotes in this Hot Sale packages for Argentina : Calafate + Ushuaia: 3 nights and 12 installments without interest for $ 26,700 per person. Includes flight, hotels, transfers, navigation on the Beagle Channel and Perito Moreno Glacier excursion as a gift.
Cerro Catedral in Bariloche, a classic destination within domestic tourism, also with offers in the Hot Sale. (FRANCISCO RAMOS MEJIA / AFP)
To Bariloche : three nights, 12 installments without interest, $ 12,500 per person with flight, hotel, transfers, Circuito Chico excursion and gift backpack.
To Mendoza : three nights, 12 installments without interest, $ 9,800 per person: includes flight, hotel with breakfast, transfers and excursion to visit gift wineries.
Packages for the Caribbean : Punta Cana or Playa del Carmen: seven nights in 12 installments without interest at $ 88,000 per person: flight, all inclusive, gift transfers and Assist Card included.
So is the Ezeiza International Airport today: Argentines are already waiting for the return of commercial flights scheduled for September. (AA 2000)
Despegar presents in this Hot Sale national packages with flight, accommodation and transfer hotel-airport:
Bariloche : 3 nights for $ 11,346 per person, El Calafate : 4 nights for $ 14,313 , Puerto Iguazú : 3 nights for $ 9,967 , Ushuaia : 3 nights for $ 12,905 and Salta : 3 nights for $ 8,789 .
Within the international packages, with flight, transfer and assistance, the following are promoted:
Punta Cana : 7 nights for $ 99,207 , Cancun : 7 nights for $ 81,896,. Rio de Janeiro : 5 nights for $ 31,026 , San Andrés: 7 nights for $ 61,575 and Cartagena : 7 nights for $ 66,698.
Accommodation with a great discount at Club Med
Pablo Godoy, General Director of Club Med for Argentina and Hispanic countries, assured that they prepared "an unpublished proposal, extremely aggressive , understanding the particularities of this delicate moment in the industry."
Thus, all inclusive chain has tantalizing exclusive promotions for Hot Sale 2020:
- 2 x 1 in adults who travel to the chain's resorts in Brazil during the rest of 2020 , which are three: Trancoso (the most popular among Argentines), Rio Das Pedras and Lake Paradise.
Rio das Pedras in Brazil is the Club Med resort for which the most request was made. (Archive)
- 45% discount per person (not per room) and free children for the Club Med of Brazil and the Caribbean to travel in 2021. The Caribbean that are included in this promotion are: Punta Cana and Michès Playa Esmeralda in the Dominican Republic , and Cancun Yucatan and Ixtapa Pacific in Mexico.
There are also 45% off in the following resorts chain: Columbus Isle ( Bahamas ), Turkoise ( Turks & Caicos ) and Sandpiper Bay ( Florida, United States ).
- Six payments without interest with American Express, VISA and Mastercard credit cards , which are added to the rest of the promotions, is not one option or the other. In other words, a 2 x 1 can be paid in six installments.
Punta Cana Club Med is another of the destinations most consulted by Argentines during this first day of Hot Sale. (Archive)
The company assures that they are living a record of traffic on the website with 3,000 quotes just on the first day of the Hot Sale.
The most popular resorts so far are: 1) Rio das Pedras ( Brazil ) 2) Trancoso ( Brazil ) 3) Cancun ( Mexico ) 4) Turkoise (Turks and Caicos) 5) Punta Cana ( Dominican Republic )