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Travel Sale 2025 Drives Booking Surge With Rising Dollar Payments

Long installment plans paired with big discounts are steering demand toward foreign destinations.

La campaña Travel Sale sigue vigente hasta el 31 de agosto. A través de la web se pueden acceder a promociones muy tentadoras para viajar en avión.
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Overview

  • Despegar reports early sales up 86% versus the prior four weeks and 38% above the 2024 edition, with strong traction in tour packages.
  • One in five international purchases was paid in dollars, marking a 33% month‑over‑month rise in that payment method, according to Despegar’s Laura Amorós.
  • Almundo says eight in ten searches focus on international flights, led by Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Miami, Santiago de Chile and Rome, while Bariloche, Iguazú, Mendoza, Salta and Ushuaia lead domestically.
  • Financing and promotions headline the offers: Despegar features 15 interest‑free installments and 30% off domestic packages, while Almundo advertises up to 55% off and as many as 18 interest‑free installments.
  • The FAEVYT campaign runs August 25–31 during a rebound in outbound travel, with INDEC citing 6.71 million Argentines traveling abroad in January–May (+66% year over year) and IERAL estimating a 31% drop in domestic travel searches.