Bariloche is in the top 5 of the World Travel Sale and is the star of Argentina

San Carlos de Bariloche was the best-selling destination in Argentina during the 2019 travel sales and is ranked third in the international rankings, announced today the organizers, who culminated this Monday and increased their sales by more than 50% during the year. past

45 travel and tourism agencies participated in this edition of the largest tourism products exhibition in Argentina, which has published more than 1,400 products on the website www.travelsale.com.ar from 18 to 14 of this month.

According to data from the largest agencies, the number of visits and visits on pages has increased by 20 to 30% compared to normal weeks, and in some cases, sales have increased to 180%.

The final balance was released Wednesday by the Argentine Federation of Travel and Tourism Industry Associations (Faevyt), which has been organizing the Travel Sale since 2015, with the support of the National Tourism Secretariat and sponsorship of the Argentine Chamber of Tourism. E-commerce.

Although all kinds of products have been sold, such as accommodation, car rental, excursions, cruises and tour packages, the parameter is still the sale of airline tickets.

In this sense, the star of this opportunity was Bariloche, which was the only Argentine destination to enter the Top 5 International and to top the payroll locally.

Travel Sale's five most popular destinations have been this year: Madrid, Miami, Bariloche, New York and Brazil.

In Argentina, behind Bariloche, Puerto Iguazú, Salta, the city of Buenos Aires and Mendoza have been closed.

In this regard, the president of Faevyt, Gustavo Hani, said that "research trends show a strong presence in the provinces of Buenos Aires, between Rios, Mendoza, Rio Negro, Tierra del Fuego, Chubut and the city of Buenos Aires ".

Its national director, Martín Romano, told Atrápalo that they had sold "180% more than a normal week, thus concentrating the most sales of the first three days".

Almundo.com project manager Tomás Barreiro said he had "more than 100% growth in transactions compared to what we were producing in March and 32% growth compared to Travel Sale 2018".

In the case of Haciendo Viajes, its director, Laura Rodríguez, said that "sales doubled in the early hours of Travel Travel compared to a normal day".