Sales of Travel Packages in Venezuela Upped 70 Percent during Holy Week

Elias Rajbe, president of the Travel Agency & Tourism Association of Venezuela (AVAVIT), revealed this week that the Holy Week observance churned out a 70 percent increase in sales of travel packages throughout the country.

Mr. Rabje mentioned the good going of domestic travel during the holidays, a period in which a majority of Venezuelans trekked to Margarita, Anzoategui, Merida and the Paraguana Peninsula, a destination that flared up dramatically this time around.

As to the favorite outbound trips for Venezuelans, the Caribbean (Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire and Santo Domingo) South Florida (Orlando and Miami), Argentina and Europe topped the list.