Overview
- In Mar del Plata, hotel reservations for the three-day break sit near 35% to 37%, with groups eyeing 40% on late walk-ins as rain and wind are forecast.
- Mendoza’s formal bookings average about 45% to 50%, with sharp gaps that put Luján de Cuyo near 85% and San Rafael close to 15%, and the capital city around 48%.
- The Mendoza International Marathon on Sunday, which expects more than 11,000 runners, is helping secure a base level of hotel occupancy in the province.
- Tourism officials say about three in ten visitors choose unregistered lodging, so reservation tallies understate actual arrivals and make short-term forecasts less reliable.
- Hotel leaders report falling consumption that is forcing some closures and bank loans for wages, and some estimate foreign visitors for the international holiday could lift occupancy toward 70%.