beaches, shopping and rage for Messi

The phenomenon is not new and even less so in the middle of the holiday season. For one reason or another – at some point it was “give me two”; today it could be Lionel Messi- Miami always summons a large part of the Argentine travelers who decide to take vacations abroad.

The numbers do not reveal that many more people are traveling now than in other seasons, but they do account for this preference.

And from the travel agencies they point out that Miami is always among the most popular destinations. For some, their performance in terms of reservations for these months even improved.

With the Migration numbers in hand, between January 1 and 17, 2023, 11,583 Argentine passengers flew to Miami (with Aerolíneas Argentinas and American Airlines). In that same period of 2024, the figure was 11,850. There are no major variations.

Las Argentina Airport statistics 2000 They show that in January 2024 there were an average of 66 weekly flights (arrivals and departures); In January 2023 there were 61 weekly flights on average. And in December there was also a slight difference: in December 2022, 238 flights were recorded throughout the month (arrivals and departures) and a total of 56,774 passengers; In December 2023, flights were 249 flights (5% more) and passengers were 61,276 (8% more).

Aerolíneas Argentinas, which last year had 12 weekly flights, is now 10; while American went from having 17 weekly Ezeiza-Miami flights to 21 flights between December 21 and March 29, 2024.

Since Messi started playing for Inter Miami, the travel agency Travel Services admits that 50% of all travel queries to Miami include the question of how much a ticket costs. package with tickets to see play to the captain of the National Team.

Specifically, the first 15 days of January saw a significant difference in growth compared to the performance that Miami had during almost all of December 2023, when all foreign destinations suffered a drop.

“The context of ballotage generated a fall in the demand for international flights. Uncertainty about the value of the dollar, or taxes for traveling or purchases abroad froze travel expectations for a few weeks. The tendency began to reverse as soon as the first definitions appeared economic and in the first fifteen days of January, Miami emerged as the main winner of this recovery,” said Guido Boutet, marketing manager of Travel Services.

They also point out among the reasons, the holiday calendar.

Miami is in the top 3 of the most chosen internationally for this season, according to the Despegar agency, for trips between January and March and with an average stay of between 7 and 14 days.

It must be clarified that those who visit Miami during the summer, for the most part, They have already purchased their trips during the last few months.

An expert in finding good prices, Matías Mute of Promos Aéreas also ensures that Miami continues to be the top destination for Argentines.

“Historically it was an economical and attractive destination for Argentines and today the base prices to fly to Miami are around $550. For a price a little more expensive than what you can travel to Brazil, one accesses Miami with the versatility of beaches and shopping”, says Mute.