08/30/2021 4:27 PM
Clarín.com
Travels
Updated 08/30/2021 4:43 PM
A new edition of
Travel Sale has started.
From this Monday to Sunday, September 5, around 50 travel companies are offering
discounts and financing options
to tempt those who due to the pandemic had to put a stop to their desire to visit new places.
Although this initiative of the
Argentine Federation of Associations of Travel and Tourism Companies
(FAEVYT), focuses on the national market, there are also options for car rental, accommodation, air tickets and insurance abroad.
“We have high expectations.
It is a great opportunity for participating travel companies.
In the last edition, the agencies reported an increase in their sales of between 40% and 70%, this speaks of the great impact that this important commercial window has ”, stated Martín Romano, spokesperson for Travel Sale.
The discount program aims to reactivate tourism.
Photo Shutterstock.
"This opportunity is enormous for national trips, because through the Pre-trip Plan, purchases to travel through Argentina from November 2021 to December 2022 have access to 50% credit and up to 12 installments without interest," said Francisco Vigo, CEO of Almundo.
From the organization, they announced that each day will have a
different
theme
with the aim of promoting attractions that are among the most chosen by tourists.
Tuesday will be for cities, Thursday for the mountains, Friday for the beach, Saturday for getaways and Sunday for auction.
In addition, on Wednesday, Travel Sale will focus on promoting especially Argentine destinations.
Even so, users will be able to access
all the offers
, every day.
Bariloche.
Photo Civitatis
Emiliano Leanza from Avantrip Business Intelligence said: “The first 12 hours indicate an interest of users for destinations within
Argentina.
The impact of the combination of Pre-Trip 2 and Now 12 without interest is being noticed at the beginning of this Travel Sale ”.
Paula Cristi, Despegar's General Manager for Argentina and Uruguay, considers that trips around the country and short stays will be the most chosen.
"
Patagonia will
surely live a new boom this summer, with Bariloche, La Angostura and Ushuaia in the first places in the rankings of the best sellers in the south of the country."
From Avantrip they reported that the packages that were sold first point to the low season of Bariloche (October and November) and
El Calafate
(October and March).
View of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
In air, on the other hand, purchases were already registered for the summer of 2022 to Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Salta and Ushuaia.
In contrast, Magalí Álvarez Howlin, Volala Marketing Manager, stated: “We are noticing a trend of greater interest in
international
destinations
.
The most sought after are Miami, Madrid, Cancun and the European multi-destinations with departures from São Paulo ”.
According to
Tije Trave
l, 65% of users choose international destinations and 35% choose local ones.
The products with the highest demand are flights with 65%, hotels and medical assistance with 15%, packages with 2% and cars with 3%.
Miami is consolidated as one of the favorite destinations for Argentines.
Photo Eva Marie Uzcategu / AFP.
Regarding
financing
, 40% chose to pay in 1 installment, 20% in 3 without interest, 15% in 6 installments without interest and 25% in 12.
This company states that Bariloche, Mendoza, Iguazú, Ushuaia and Salta are the 5 most chosen national destinations while Cancun, Madrid, Miami, New York and Barcelona are the most popular among international ones.
Offers
Although airfare is the most sought after product in this type of promotion, Despegar recommends going for the
packages
, "since they will have excellent financing options and are cheaper than buying each service separately."
From Avantrip they reported that the best-selling packages are with 12 installments without interest and with the benefits of PreViaje2.
Air tickets are the most sought after of the Travel Sale.
Photo Shutterstock.
For November and December, to Bariloche for 3 nights, with plane, transfers and hotel with breakfast, the price per person on a double basis is from
$ 24,929.
For El Calafate in March, for 3 nights with the same services, the price per person on a double basis is from
$ 35,460.
As published by Matías Mute of Air Promotions, there are packages to Bariloche and San Martín de los Andes available for
$ 59,020
per person with double base.
The price includes flexible reservations and luggage.
San martin de los andes.
Photo Tourism San Martín de los Andes.
For domestic flights, in Almundo there are up to 18 interest-free installments and up to 12 interest-free installments on all other products in the country.
Regarding the international market, Cristi confirmed that "it is trending upward, showing a recovery little by little."
For those destinations, Despegar offers up to
9 interest-free installments
.
Also, 12 installments without interest on flights with AirEuropa.
The London Eye lit up in green.
Photo David Parry / PA Wire / dpa.
"The flights to
Europe
are one of the promotions that were most found with multi-destinations departing from São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro from 230 dollars," said Mute.
He found trips for $ 237 to Lisbon via Rio de Janeiro with return from Madrid.
To Paris, also from that Brazilian city with return from Barcelona for 242 dollars.
To London, from 250 dollars, from San Pablo with return from Madrid.
To Berlin, from $ 233 from Rio de Janeiro with return from Barcelona.
In Volala you can find flights to Madrid from $ 96,519 or to Berlin plus Barcelona departing from San Pablo from $ 57,419.
"Little by little, I see that there are offers again for Brazil, this place so popular among Argentines, and we find options for discounts and interest-free installments on packages," Mute added.
Buzios Beach, Brazil.
Photo Getty Images.
Avantrip reported that its most sought after international package during the first hours of the Travel Sale is to
Buzios
for 7 nights for the summer of 2022. Flying with a low cost company, plus inn with breakfast, the price per person on a double basis is $ 89,899.
In Almundo there is up to 60% discount on hotels and all-inclusive packages in the Caribbean and Brazil.
They also have up to 40% off in hotels in the United States, up to 30% discount on car rental for Mexico, Europe and the United States and up to 30% discount on travel assistance, in all destinations, among other things.
On the other hand, Volala offers flights to Cancun from $ 77,877 and Miami from $ 89,947.
Look also
Pre-trip 2: what it is and how to take advantage of the benefits to travel through Argentina
PreViaje, Sale Mendoza, Promo San Juan and more: what are the discount programs to travel through Argentina
