"Sold out", "90%", "A butt".
The evaluations made by the sectors linked to tourism about
this weekend in Mar del Plata
had not been heard until now, in this season crossed by economic vicissitudes.
As expected, the numbers for the second part of January improved, and after noon this Saturday
they continued to rise
.
Occupancy is at its best: 90% in the hotel industry "with some establishments almost full", 85% in temporary rentals, with tourists arriving on the highway at
a rate like other summers
.
As
Clarín
anticipated , such a movement was expected from a saga of parties, festivals and recitals planned for these days, in addition to favorable weather, sun and heat.
"An unprecedented weekend
," they said from the tourism entity.
It was not the hottest day of the week, but even so
the beaches were also populated this Saturday
: the public ones, filled with umbrellas, and the private ones, which increased the percentage of rentals on these days (they were at 75%).
The sun shone and the wind blew about 22 kilometers from the east, which made the sea worse for those who like water sports.
The water remains at the usual temperature for January, 20°.
The beach is packed, this Saturday afternoon.
Photo Gabriel Bulacio
The large parking lots in front of each resort in Punta Mogotes revealed a greater presence of the public than in recent days, and these beaches had their
viral video of the day
in front of resort 10 with the fire of a hot dog cart: the owner, without mitigating circumstances, He decided that the best thing was to throw it into the sea, and so he did.
Beach day, music night
The day was the beach and the night was the music.
One of those events that organized this weekend of full offer was the Bresh, perhaps the most anticipated party of the season, which on Friday night in Mute, meters from the sea on the southern beaches, with all the tickets sold.
It closed with the surprise of Bizarrap on consoles
.
"There is an energy that makes it different, there are many parties, but this one is fun from the moment you arrive, it has another aesthetic, it is designed to be enjoyed," friends Guadalupe and Mía stood together to tell the sensations that the Bresh brought them.
They took the stage to sing their hits Airbag, CRO, Rusherking, as well as Bizarrap in "an epic closing for this completely
sold out
date ," said the organizers.
There were 15 thousand people who stayed to dance even at first light of day.
This Saturday night, right there, the American Gordo, the Spanish Wade, Mahmut Orhan and Jay De Lysn will perform at
another party with sold out tables and VIPs
.
Convener.
The Bresh party, which brought together 15,000 people in Mute.
Photo Bresh
A few meters away, Sonora Park, in the Horizonte resort, vibrated on Saturday night with a new edition of
El Club de la Serpiente
, which was animated by the DJ and English music producer Nick Warren;
This Saturday it is Aura's turn and Henry Saiz's on Sunday.
Also on the beach, in Helena Beach, will be Khea and Callejero Fino.
In the same weekend, dozens of attractions converged and made, as has historically happened,
the closing of the third week of January
- at least until now - the most attractive of the season.
"What is happening in the city is unprecedented,
we have never had this number of massive events
, in so many places, so important. There is no other destination in the country that can bring together this large and diverse offering in the same night. This shows the power that Mar del Plata has,"
the head of the Municipal Tourism Entity, Bernardo Martín,
told
Clarín , surprised by the "success that is seen at the extremes: just as an electronic party sells out, we also have
sold out
at the Lyric Gala Opera Concert".
Occupation, up in all categories
Mar del Plata, a rising gastronomic hub, also calls from its menus.
"It's a very good weekend
since the occupation and the weather
we have, which accompanies all the events in the city. Comfortable, we are above 90%, and also having a very good season with Mar Cocina Suratlántica, recently opened by chef Pedro Bargero, which has been widely accepted," Horacio Losa, general manager of the Costa Galana, the emblematic five-star hotel in Playa Grande, told this newspaper.
With good weather, tourists enjoyed the beach in Mar del Plata.
Photo Gabriel Bulacio
"The improvement is evident," said a downtown hotelier, owner of a traditional 3-star hotel, who revealed that the average occupancy rate is 90%.
In the higher-class establishments, with
an audience attracted by DJ nights and electronic parties in the south
, occupancy is almost full.
Even so, movement at the bus terminal continues to be atypical due to the values at which tickets were set since the last fuel increase,
an average of 40 thousand pesos per section
.
That's from Buenos Aires: from Córdoba, for example, the cost of the ticket is 99 thousand pesos each way.
The most chosen means to get there is by car.
On Highway 2, this noon, about 2,500 vehicles per hour were traveling towards the Atlantic Coast, of which 800 - those that pass through the Maipú toll -
came directly to Mar del Plata
.
The report is from Autopistas Buenos Aires (Aubasa) indicates, which accounts for the amount of public in the city, since the number of exits was
only 279 vehicles per hour
.
For the next few days, the weather will be good in the city.
Photo Gabriel Bulacio
There is more music and theater (the billboard moves 10 thousand people per day) planned for the weekend.
On his farewell tour "The Last Magical Night",
Tan Biónica performs at the World Cup Stadium
this Saturday night.
Abel Pintos -until Monday- plays at the Tronador theater, shows opened by Mauro Siri from Chaco, and at Silos Arena, at the Pimienta Fair, in the port of Mar del Plata, before a trio from Luna Park, Don Osvaldo plays.
Also the
Arts Festival for the 10 years of the MAR Museum
.
When consulted, the operators do not fail to mention the context that
the good weather these days
provides to the city, which allows people to go to the beach, enjoy after-beach parties and nighttime activities.
A great week is expected, starting this Sunday with sun and 27°, and from Monday to Friday, an average maximum of 30° every day, with a horizon, for now,
without predicted rain
.
A hot end to January.