The Argentine National Team will play on Tuesday, March 28, against Curaçao at the Unique "Madre de Ciudades" Stadium in
Santiago del Estero
and, in full countdown to the next game, hotel reservations skyrocketed both in the provincial capital and in the neighboring city of
The Band
.
"Hotel reservations are 100% (in Santiago and La Banda) and there has also been a major spill in
Termas de Río Hondo
," said the head of the local Chamber of Tourism, Miguel Figueroa.
"Without a doubt -he added-, the friendly in which Argentina will face Curaçao next Tuesday will be a very important event, with a significant economic impact for the entire province, since close to 50,000 people will be on the field and even 25 or 30 thousand can hang out outside."
Strictly speaking, the "Madre de Ciudades" Single Stadium has a capacity of 30,000 seats, which was extended to 43,000 due to the temporary removal of seats in the North (upper and lower stalls), South (upper and lower) and East sectors. (high).
The friendly match played on March 23 between the Argentine National Team and Panama, at the Monumental Stadium.
Photo REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
As reported, this Thursday, in just one hour and 17 minutes, fans sold out the 39,086 tickets put up for sale through the Deportick website with prices between 12,000 and 45,000 pesos.
The Santiago del Estero Tourism authorities estimated that
visitors for the game will spend an average of between 15,000 and 20,000 pesos
.
Regarding accommodation reservations, the majority were made for Tuesday the 28th, although "a significant number also took the Monday night, prior to the game," according to what was detailed by Figueroa.
The capital of Santiago expects fans from San Juan, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Misiones, Chaco, Corrientes and from all over the country, of which some 1,000 correspond to 3 and 4 star services.
Some 70 kilometers to the west, the tourist center of Termas de Río Hondo offers another 13,000 accommodations.
Tourist packages
The president of the tourist chamber specified that "
several travel companies in the country come by bus with tourist packages
, so the fans travel all night and leave after the game."
"Those authorized companies contacted their colleagues in Santiago del Estero to request their collaboration and use the premises of clubs or associations located in quiet, safe areas," he explained.
"
We are waiting for a historic event in the province
," he enthused.
And he maintained: "We are looking forward to it and we know that it is a beautiful opportunity to show what Santiago is about receiving events of this nature."
"We are going to show that we are up to the task, beyond the human warmth that characterizes Santiago del Estero, in increasing the quality of tourism that we have been growing and we try to capture year after year," he concluded.
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