Some travel portals have been reporting on a growing interest among Argentinians to travel to Chile as a “shopping trip”, which has resulted in a sharp increase in searches of more than 1000% compared to last year. And it seems that there are still possibilities of crossing the mountain range with a package that includes tickets and accommodation for just over $870 per person.
For example, Alejandro FestaManager of Accommodations and Tourist Services of Take offreferred to the phenomenon that is “taking” more and more Argentine tourists to the neighboring country of Chile, largely seduced by the good prices of clothing and technology.
Around 40 thousand Argentines crossed to Chile to make cheaper purchases
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“We noticed great interest from our clients to travel to Santiago de Chile this XL weekend, and this is reflected in a 350% increase in searches versus next weekend. If we compare with the previous weekend, searches doubled,” he said.
On the other hand, he added that The trans-Andean country was revalued as a destination for local tourists. “We observe that Santiago de Chile is the destination most chosen by Argentines for this XL weekend internationally.”
Among other things, Festa gave some advice for those who have not yet obtained their ticket and are thinking about crossing the Cordillera.
“We recommend to travelers buy packages, flights and accommodations in dollars since it is the most convenient option for those looking to travel abroad because allows you to save up to 40% without the PAIS tax and the perceptions,” said the tourism specialist.
Some packages to travel to Santiago de Chile between June 20 and 24, 2024
Among the alternatives still in force from the travel portal there are two alternatives
- Package 1) for travel from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, June 23 at USD 878 per person. Includes flight direct round trip, now4 star accommodation.
- Package 2) for Thursday travel June 20 to Sunday, June 23 at USD 893 per person. Includes direct round-trip flight, and 3-star accommodation with breakfast included. In this case it is a flexible reservation that gives the possibility of making changes.
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