how much it costs to travel on the long weekend and the most booked destinations according to the agencies

There’s a new long weekend on the horizon. There are actually two, separated by working Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Let’s see: the Monday June 17 is a holiday (Step to the Immortality of Gral. Don Martín Miguel de Güemes), as is Thursday June 20 (Passage to the Immortality of General Manuel Belgrano) and Friday the 21st (Holiday for tourist purposes). This means that June will have a week with only two working days.

There are those who already have a getaway planned and those who are beginning to see options, whether for the first long weekend or the second. If you can take the intermediate days, it is estimated that there will be those who stretch the number of days and take a mini-vacation of one week to ten days.

“Looking ahead to the next long weekends in June we have a great increase in inquiries compared to the previous year and we are already 18% above in terms of sales,” says Martin Romano CEO of Atrápalo Argentina, while being optimistic and hopes “that this trend will continue to increase as we get closer to the date”.

In this agency, the most chosen destinations are Mendoza, Iguazú, Bariloche, Salta and Córdoba.

They coincide in part with the most chosen in the Despegar agency: Iguazú, Bariloche, Mendoza, Salta and Ushuaia; and among the international ones, Rio de Janeiro and Miami stand out.

From Travel Services they clarify that for now there are better demand for domestic trips than for international trips.

“However, The stability of the dollar and the Hot Sale can perfectly boost international purchases in the coming weeks and establish a new balance between local and foreign sales,” explains Guido Boutet, marketing manager at Travel Services, an agency where they began to have reservations in April.

And he adds: “There is very good offers available at this time to travel to the Caribbean for 10 days taking advantage of dates that coincide with the June holidays”

As for domestic trips, those who decided to travel are already buying. “Some destinations whose offers are sold out and as the weeks go by, the rates take on values ​​typical of a holiday,” explains Boutet.

At the Despegar agency they also see a growth in the interest of travelers, something they can affirm because they had a 90% increase in searches of this last week compared to the last four weeks.

“Los short tripsgetaways, have become a great choice for Argentine tourists that they take advantage of to have different travel experiences throughout the year,” adds Martín Romano.

• Mendoza: 4 day/3 night package with airfare, 3 nights hotel with breakfast, transfers and assistance from $364,740 per person (Atrápalo Argentina)

• Iguazu: package to travel from June 17 to 23 (6 nights) at $559,936 per person. Includes direct round-trip flight and accommodation with continental breakfast (Despegar).

• Merlo: 5 day / 3 night package by bus with 3 nights with full board, coordinating guide and assistance from $ 201,742 per person (Atrápalo Argentina)

• Bariloche: travel package from June 17 to 23 (6 nights) from $628,235 per person, with direct round-trip flight and accommodation with continental breakfast (Despegar).

• Iguazu: 4 day/3 night package with airfare, 3 nights accommodation with breakfast from $364,814 per person (Atrápalo Argentina)

• Rio de Janeiro: travel package from June 17 to 23 (6 nights) at $620,743 / USD 602 ​​per person. Includes direct round-trip flight and pet-friendly accommodation with breakfast (Despegar).

• Carmen beach: 10 days – 9 nights package departing on 6/14. Includes Buenos Aires / Cancún / Buenos Aires air with luggage in the hold, transfers at destination, 9 nights of accommodation, Assist Card traveler assistance (up to 69 years of age), taxes: from $2,522,205 per person (Travel Services).

• Cancun: 10 days – 9 nights package departing on 6/14. Includes Buenos Aires / Cancún / Buenos Aires air with luggage in the hold, transfers at destination, 9 nights of accommodation with all inclusive, traveler assistance (up to 69 years of age) and taxes, from $3,262,088 per person (Travel Services).

• Mendoza. JetSmart ticket, from June 14 to June 17 (late return), costs from $293,336 round trip. But if you take the flight on Friday morning, the price remains at $158,530. In both cases it is the cheapest rate, which does not include luggage.

• Jujuy. Aerolíneas Argentinas round trip ticket, from June 20 to 23, from $343,163. There is a cheaper combination returning with a stopover in Córdoba (a 2:10 hour flight extends to 6:30 hours). You can also reduce the cost of the ticket by returning the next day, which is Monday: $294,031. Or by traveling on the 21st instead of the 20th and returning on the 24th: $278,917.

• Ushuaia. Flybondi round-trip tickets, from Friday, June 14 to Monday, June 17, from $197,010, with the addition of checked luggage of up to 12 kilos. It leaves Ezeiza very early on Friday and returns to Aeroparque.