According to a survey by Bodegas de Argentina, in July visits to wineries increased by 20% compared to the same period in 2007, however, consulted by some wineries Wine Day to Day commented that they had seen a decline in visits.
The winter holidays are a time that wineries are anxiously waiting for the arrival of tourists. From Bodegas de Argentina, Belén Gaua reported that, comparing July 2007 vs. 2008 tourism increased by approximately 20%. Last year came to wineries around 72,210 tourists this year and a partial survey by the institution to the most representative wineries of Argentina, an estimated 85,000 people visited wineries in July this year. & Nbsp; Despite these data, as some wineries interviewed DaDV the winter break did not show the same face as expected. Inflation, cyclical and economic problems are already bringing problems. With regard to inflation, the change no longer favors foreign and in the case of Argentines have suffered a decline in their purchasing power. Because of this budget spend less on entertainment and are more careful when spending on leisure and recreation. Moreover, the conflict del Campo (vs government) affected the months before the holidays, many planned visits were written off for this reason (pickets and roadblocks), like the problems you are experiencing Airlines. On this, Diego Coll Viñas del Golf, said that undoubtedly the cooling economy is very strong, the average consumption in the restaurant down, people share dishes and halved the average night of our hotel. The winter season was loose. For the holiday period we were full Buenos Aires reservations visit to winery, hotel and restaurant, comparing to last year really felt significant drop as the flow of people was reduced from 30 days to 15 days. If we compare only the winter holiday Buenos Aires, yes there was a growth of 10%, if we consider the whole cycle rentals fell by 40%, said Diego Coll. Meanwhile, Marcela Chavez, responsible tourism winery Senetiner Nieto commented that this winter holiday received 693 visitors, 5% less than last year. He noted that while the decrease in the number of visits is not significant (5%), yes it is low in buying wines and lunch and other tourist activities. I believe that this is due to economic factors, inflation has caused people to take more care. In case of Bodega Norton, Alvaro Aguero, Head of Tourism and Sommelier told this newspaper that received 1,700 tourists in July, while last year 2,150 people received replies, so we see a decrease of about 20%. Instead, Graffigna winery located in the province of San Juan, showed another side. Gaston Re, responsible for tourism said 2,400 people received in July, down 4% from the same month last year, data are very encouraging due to flight issues and roadblocks that affected us. Andrés Today, responsible tourism and Pia Kussrow of Marketing of the winery visits The Esteco commented that July was very positive, as increased from 400 to 900 tourists receive.
We are having increasing impact, and word of mouth is a generator of growth. We are shaping a thinner, senior tourism. In our case, Patios de Cafayate has been very successful and continue to work to continue reaching more and more visitors, they added Bodega El Esteco. Every season New wineries strive to offer new activities and alternatives. In this way the tourist is not always found in the same and are encouraged to visit other wineries. On this, Gaston Ré said that in July, June and August chose to add to the tour and tasting traditional cultural performances, such as tango, folklore, dances, flute, among other things. This could do it together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The idea was to create a schedule where each winery had a show, so the tourist will be excited to learn more about a winery, he said. Diego Coll, De Viñas del Golf commented that this year we have offered some new features such as the theater and wine at detracted from the farm, also tasting of pure wine, and especially what is most interesting is the tournament gourmet by wine roads south. La Bodega Nieto Senetiner not far behind, among the new features for this holiday chose to prepare a quick menu of empanadas and wine for those who want a traditional meal and do not have time to stay for lunch three times. Nadia Dufou, Bodega NQN said that in addition to our tourist activities such as the tour of the facilities of the winery, which is a free service, many people spent this winter by our resto-bar. As well, the weekend saw a large influx of people in our Restaurant. The vast majority of tourists visiting Neuquén are those who are passing and target the most important ski centers in the area, the winery to be located on the route, is easily accessible and many of them see the winery and encouraged to enter for the visit or have lunch with local produce. Gaps Among the wineries surveyed by Wine Day to Day, many agreed that the constant complaints by tourists are the high prices of Mendoza, especially those related to accommodation and meals. They also comment on some shortcomings in the service, but highlight the excellent attention. Re Gaston said tourists say that in the province of San Juan the lack of signage is one of the major problems both on and off site. Also missing services such as credit and debit card, tasting wines and having more varieties as well as more information about the winery and awards he has received. For its part, responsible for Nadia Dufou NQN winery Tourism said visitors often complain about the billing system is considered complex for employees and slow for tourists. However, the customer is always an added value for us as all the tourists are expressed very pleased and commented that it has improved in recent times. We offer guided tours in English and studied tourism personnel career sommelier to better serve our tourists visits.
