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The number of Argentine tourists in Santa Catarina is already 50% lower than in previous years. The estimate comes from the "Convention & Visitors Bureau" of Balneário Camboriú, and we expect the reduction to be even greater in the final balance of the season.
The reduction was already expected by trade because of the crisis in the neighboring country. The newspaper Clarín one of the most important in Argentina, published this week a report on the hermanos who started betting on domestic tourism after several seasons abroad .
Another issue of the same newspaper shows the impact of this movement on the beaches of Chile, also very popular with Argentines – and where the lack of tourists has already reduced holiday rentals by 30%. here The expectation announced by the state during the pre-season, that the Chileans would compensate for the reduction in the number of Argentines, has not been confirmed either. The good results achieved since Christmas and which have ensured one of the best hotel occupations in recent years are exclusively related to domestic tourism.
The problem is that this year the school holidays are short and the trend is drastically reduced. of Brazilian tourists on January 20th.
Margot Libório, vice president of the congress and visitor bureau of Balneário Camboriú, said that hotel billing should reduce by at least 30% in this scenario.
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