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At the end of the extra long weekend, which extended from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, June 23 for the holiday commemorating Flag Day, the tourism sector requests that there be a new holiday for tourism purposes in August.
Gustavo Hani, president of the Argentine Chamber of Tourism, said: “It is essential that we can continue strengthening public-private work with measures and tools that allow us to accompany the current context and promote tourism. In this sense, we believe that it is essential to establish Monday, August 19, as a holiday to be able to accompany the sector in the low season, knowing that we are an engine that mobilizes work and opportunities throughout the country.”
The request from the private sector for the Government of Javier Milei is based on the fact that this weekend v1.8 million tourists visited Argentina and spent $303,405 million on food, drinks, accommodation, transportation, recreation and various purchases. The average stay was 3 nights and more than 300 thousand passengers were transported by Aerolíneas Argentinas.
“We have had a good weekend in tourist terms with destinations throughout the country that reflected an occupancy rate above 70%, this is, without a doubt, a consequence of the great work that we have done in the private sphere adapting prices to that Argentines could enjoy this weekend in tourist terms,” concluded the president of the CAT.
However, as reported REPORTUR.com.ar, In the City of Buenos Aires, hoteliers fear one of the worst winter holidays in recent years. (Argentina: hoteliers fear the worst winter holidays in years)
