Like every year, Mendoza prepares for a crowd of tourists for the first time or already accustomed to experience firsthand the celebrations come to the province. According to the minister of Tourism, Javier Espina, hotel occupancy is almost filled for next weekend.
“Bookings are usually from Wednesday to Sunday and for accommodation in three, four and five star is above 85%, while in one, two and three stars, as well as in apartment hotels, exceeds 65%. But surely we will reach capacity limits hotels, considering that many people still missing and can decide to come on time, “said Espina.
Moreover, today the sale of tickets for the Frank Romero Day Greek Theater resumed and, as confirmed, general tickets are only 14 thousand pesos, for the second repeat (Monday, March 5).
Thousand tickets are only
There is no talk of something else. In the cafes, at home, in the media, the word Harvest is present in any conversation.
And such is the furore four days of the main event of the greatest festival of Mendoza there are no tickets for either Saturday night or Sunday, which act Vicentico y Julieta Venegas. Only a thousand tickets left for Monday, when they closed the repetition of two great Central Act national rock bands: Divided and Cyrus and the Persians, with La Mancha de Rolando.
From 9am today selling tickets at the Hippodrome de Mendoza resumed and was the Director of Federal Action Ministry of Culture, who confirmed that Mercedes Riquero just get those thousand entries.
“In the departmental casinos de Alvear, Malargüe Tupungato and are also only for repetitions and packets that do not exceed 50 If even tomorrow (today) are not sold, those that remain are brought to the Racecourse to sell there.” Riquero said.
The hours of sale at the Hippodrome is 9-16, while the delegations of Casino de Mendoza from these departments is 14-20.
A window to the world
Jorge Segovia, secretary of the Association of hotels and restaurants entrepreneur Argentina (Aehga) referred to the importance of the party and the movement said in hotels not only generates traditional tourism.
“Many companies, wineries and even medical laboratories or companies unrelated to tourism invite people from other places to come and see the Harvest. It’s a way to sell and show the province, not only from the tour,” said Segovia.
Source: The Andes
