Overview
- According to CAME, travel rose 21% year over year to 1,694,000 people with total outlays of $355.789 billion, a 34% real increase.
- The average stay lengthened to 2.3 nights, up 15% from 2024, while daily spend per traveler slipped 3.7% in real terms to $91,317.
- Destinations reported very high occupancy, including Mar del Plata with 158,000 visitors, Tandil at 100%, Cariló 98%, Pinamar 94% and Iguazú around 90%.
- Air travel ran near capacity, with Aerolíneas Argentinas and Flybondi reaching loads of up to 97% on some routes and Aerolíneas projecting 180,000 passengers.
- Officials including President Javier Milei and Secretary Daniel Scioli hailed the weekend’s results, as CAME tallied seven long weekends in 2025 totaling 11.96 million trips and $2.722 trillion in economic activity.