The Minister of Sport and Tourism, Matthias Lammensassured that a third Previaje program is being worked on to promote tourism during the low and medium-low season, which will be between August 15 and December 2022. In addition, he stressed that he hopes that “next week” the new enrollments for the program.

In addition, he highlighted the growth of the sector and the amount of tourism that was mobilized throughout the country for the long holiday. According to estimates from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism 2.3 million people were mobilized and there were cities with 95% hotel occupancy.

“We are very happy with the results of this long weekend, a prelude to a winter season that we hope will also be a record with the long-awaited receptive tourism,” the official told Radio 10.

He also referred to the winter season, where more than a million foreign tourists are expected. He assured that he is working together with Aerolineas Argentinas “to increase the frequency, especially that which comes from Brazil.”

The cities that registered the greatest tourist movement were Rosario (95%), Río Hondo (95%), Iberá (95%), Tafí del Valle (91%), City of Buenos Aires (76%), Tandil (95%), Mar del Plata (95%), Bariloche (90%), Esquel (90%), Ushuaia (80%), City of Córdoba (96%), Villa General Belgrano (90%), and Villa Carlos Paz (90%) .