some 20.3 million tourists who made a direct expense of $803,789 Millions chose to vacation in local destinations between the second half of December and January.
The second half of January outnumbered the first and the fines of the week had full occupancy levels, according to a report from the Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises (CAME).
In this season they traveled 4.1% more tourists and total spending had real growth of 19.1% compared to last season. According to CAME, the average stay was slightly lower to summer 2022 (4.3 days against 4.6 days last year), possibly due to the increase in daily spending, which averaged $9,149 this year.
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On the other hand, some 680 thousand foreign tourists They entered the country during January and many small cities were surprised by the presence of travelers from Denmark, Iceland, Russia and Ukraine, among others, CAME highlighted.
The report highlights the many tourists from neighboring countries, attracted by the exchange difference: Entre Ríos was full of Uruguayans; the North Coast, of Brazilians and Paraguayans and in the West there was a large influx of Chileans.
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In the same sense, the Argentine Tourism Observatory (OAT) indicated that “There was a great tourist movement throughout the country during January. The destinations on the Atlantic Coast were almost completely full; while Córdoba and Entre Ríos had full occupancy during the weekends. For their part, the main Patagonian tourist centers were around 85% and 90% hotel occupancy”.
“We had expectations of a great January and the forecasts were fulfilled, with a very good level of demand and occupation in destinations throughout the country. The level of reserves for February is also auspicious. This new successful season consolidates tourism as one of the most important economic activities in the country”expressed the Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Nation, Matías Lammens.
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