During the long weekends June for the anniversaries of the deaths of Martín Miguel de Güemes and Manuel Belgrano (Flag Day), positive numbers were recorded for the tourism: According to a report from the Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises (CAME), more than 2.6 million people moved around the country, with a total expenditure of 411,000 million pesos.
“When adding the two dates, tourists had seven days to travel, when in June 2023 there were only four. As a result, this time 15.3% more people were mobilized than in 2023. Some 800,000 traveled from the 14th to the 17th. of June, for the commemoration of Martín Miguel de Güemes, and 1.8 million did so this weekend for Flag Day. There were many arrivals on time with counter sales,” CAME indicated.
The report indicates that Tucumán, Córdoba, and Jujuy were the most chosen provinces, with destinations that exceeded 90 percent occupancy.
The most visited areas were Tafí Viejo and Tafí del Valle, in Tucumán, with 99 and 95 percent occupancy, while the Quebrada de Humahuaca and Tilcara. in Jujuy, they reached 87 and 82, and in Villa General Belgrano, in Córdoba, they reached 85 and Cafayate, in Salta with 74 percent.
Córdoba city reached 94 percent occupancy, while towns in San Luis such as Balde and San Gerónimo reached 100 percent. In Tandil, in the province of Buenos Aires, 87 percent occupancy was recorded and in the city of Santa Fe, 86 percent.
On the other hand, in the southernmost region of the country, in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, 72 percent of occupied places were reached, while Patagonian destinations such as San Martín de los Andes and Bariloche exceeded 87 and 82 percent, respectively.
