"Intense" traffic towards the
Atlantic Coast
for an uncertain February, which starts with a lower percentage of reservations in relation to last summer although with key dates that will bring
a good first fortnight
: there are carnival holidays and an
anniversary party to celebrate the 150 years from the city
.
The unknown is what will happen in the second half of the month, a replacement that may be deficient.
Because the one who is registering at these hours is not:
there are more entries than exits.
According to reports from Autopistas de Buenos Aires (Aubasa), between 7 and 8 this Thursday on Highway 2, 2,336 vehicles were registered that passed through the Samborombón toll towards the Atlantic Coast, of which 585 continued
through the Maipú toll towards Mar del Plata.
But the influx of vehicles into the city increased around noon, when more than 730 vehicles per hour were counted at the Maipú toll.
In the opposite direction, on the way to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires,
the flow was "normal."
The bus terminal registered less activity than last summer, 21% less according to its authorities, and thus, even on a replacement date, the buses that arrived did not do so with full passage.
"During the first month of 2024, 5,866 buses that made long-distance trips entered the Terminal, including those from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA); last year, in the same period, 7,235 had entered, so there was a decrease of 21.74%," they revealed.
The Mar del Plata rambla in full change.
The first day of February started with rain but then the weather improved and on Friday the heat returns.
Photo: Gabriel Bulacio
Tourism sector operators predict a
short month
, since the extra long weekend that the immovable carnival holidays hold fall soon, February 12 and 13 (the anniversary party takes place simultaneously) and it is known that that will be when they will arrive. more visitors.
In recent years,
those five days had more people than at the best times of the high season
.
The forecast of the Hotel and Gastronomic Business Association (AEHG) indicates that the average occupancy in the hotel industry will remain around 50%, which will rise to 60% on the peak days of the month.
During the first fortnight, the January rates will be maintained.
This February will be different from previous ones: discounts on seasonal rentals, which were historically applied from the 1st of the month, will now arrive from the 15th. The drop will be 20%, on average, confirmed to
Clarín
from the College of Auctioneers and Public Corridors.
Mar del Plata in full change.
The first day of February started with rain but then the weather improved and on Friday the heat returns.
Photo: Gabriel Bulacio
That will be one of the incentives that you will have this month.
The other is due to the weather: after about ten days without rain, this morning there were some showers that brought some
relief in the midst of the heat wave.
But the downpour was fleeting: after 3 in the afternoon, the sun came out again and with it the temperature rose, which tomorrow, if the forecast of the National Meteorological Service is fulfilled, could have its record: 36° are expected.
For next Monday and Tuesday
the maximum temperatures could reach 35°.
Such high temperatures make the sea surface more pleasant these days.
He had already had a good average,
the best in the last decade,
in December;
The Inidep (National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development) revealed a report in which it stated that the temperature had been "anomalously warm" at the end of 2023, with an average of 19.7°.
The January report will be released in the coming days.
There will be more discounts on the anniversary weekend.
Mar del Plata turns 150 years old and celebrates it with a three-day party.
Transporters, businesses, hotels and spas promise
promotions for those holidays, with a already defined program.
On Friday night there will be a giant cake, weighing 150 kilos, in the Plaza del Agua to share during the first minutes of February 10, when Patricio Peralta Ramos founded the city.
On Saturday there will be a parade of vintage cars and a nautical procession, and in the afternoon shows by Pimpinela and Los Palmeras on the Las Toscas beach beach, the stage located meters from the Torreón del Monje;
On Sunday, after the murgas pass, it will be the turn of La Joaqui and Los Totora.
The closing, on Monday, will be with the colorful
Bresh party, "the finishing touch to three days of pure celebration."
Despite the economic crisis, which caused losses in different areas linked to tourism, the city continues to be chosen by tourism.
The Municipal Tourism Authority released the data for January,
figures just below the very good last season.
"The accumulated income from December 1 to January 31 was 2,314,979 tourists,
2.9% less than the same period of 2023/24.
In the midst of the economic context that we are going through, Mar del Plata continues to be the most chosen by young people and families. There were nights in which there were more than 200,000 people enjoying the different proposals developed by the private sector in different spaces of the city," explained the head of the entity, Bernardo Martín.
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