High-dollar makes search more tourist and ' shorten ' travel time

The rise of the dollar, which has reached the highest quote since March 2016, is leading the search for a tourist trip, opting for packages that include lodging, meals, airfare and excursions, and the Choose destinations in Latin America as a way to circumvent the high cost of the trip, according to the Brazilian Association of travel agencies (Abav). The dollar is quoted at $3.70, up 11.71 R% on year, until Thursday (17); the tourism dollar worth R $3.86 (without IOF), but enough to R $4.16 in some exchange houses in the prepaid card. The euro bought R $4.36, high of 10.18% on year; already the pound has strengthened 11.39% on year to R $4.98. The Abav does not yet have statistics to show that adjustment movement-that must appear in the statement of operations in the second quarter. But the perception of travel agencies and tourists heard by the G1 is that the Brazilians didn't give up traveling, but have started to adjust their plans for keeping it all within budget. "The first is the difficulty in decision making on the high-dollar. The passenger still want to travel, but is undecided on time to pay, and more research. [When], the high exchange rate ends up being diluted in a package that can be divided into up to 10 times and is paid in real with the quote of the day, for international travel, "says Magda Nassar, Vice President of the Abav. According to her, the passenger chooses to shorter packages, taking a few days of stay, and for more modest lodgings like hotels with less stars or hostel and the like. The public servers do Paraná Cristine Demarco, 34-year-old Lisa, and Héris Rosa, 42, maintains the plan to travel in September to USA leading to daughter Francesca, 5 months. With the tickets already purchased, the couple scheduled the accommodation in the homes of friends and decided to adjust the offsets between the cities to save money. "Let's rent a car rather than buying airfare. Going out more and we will have more comfort, because of the baby, "says Shirish. "We usually make sandwiches to eat during the day tours," he says. Travel more ' short ' the assessor of the city of Belém (PA) Gabriela Dutra, 31 years old, and the systems analyst Gustavo Costa, 32, began to plan a trip with his family for 6 months--an anniversary gift for the mother of Gustavo. Along with them, also the boy's father and brother. The idea was to go through Rome, Paris and Lisbon, in group, and travel two to Germany and Russia, including a Brazil game at the World Cup, for which they already have tickets. However, the high dollar has strained the couple's plan. With the first part of the journey already purchased, the option was to cancel trips as the visit to Disneyland Paris and--the most suffered for them, cancel the excerpt in which a group of the two, which included the World Cup, and sell the tickets. At least this is the decision of Gabriela. Gustavo says it still retains "1% of hope" of achieving stretch the trip to Russia and watch the field selection. Actual payment and ' all inclusive ' To be able to close the deal with the tourist who is frightened by the shot of the dollar, some agencies such as CVC, make promotions, as prices with reduced exchange and offer the option of payment on the Bill to release the credit the card for emergencies. "To avoid additional costs in dollars in tourist destination, the customer usually include in the package, already at the time of purchase, the tours you want to do, opt for accommodation in triple or quadruple apartment (rather than double) or even choose a resort that offer power system "all inclusive" (not just breakfast), taking advantage of installment in real, thus avoiding spending on target ", said the company, in a statement. "Customers browse more and find what fits in your pocket, but they travel. The difference is between dinner in a good restaurant and an average restaurant ", Aldo Leone, of the travel agency Agaxtur. Paul Padula, commercial Manager of site Decolar.com flights. confirm the trend. "Ever since we realized that consumers do not fail to travel, just adapt and choose other destinations or periods considered traditional." Popular destinations are currently Santiago (Chile) and Cancun (Mexico), second the Abav. The crisis in Argentina also has collaborated to increase the tourist interest in visiting the country. According to Decolar.com, in the week between 7 and 13 of may there was a growth of 6% in the search on the site for trips to the neighbouring country, compared with the average of the last 4 weeks. Adjustments Adjust the expenses to date exchange found by Luisa Ferreira dos Santos, 28 years, which programmed a long journey, of 4 months, and left in March this year of Recife (PE) toward Mexico. In April, she came to the United States. "I found everything here [in the USA] much more expensive than I thought-in large part by high-dollar," he says. "I stopped doing some tours, like visiting Alcatraz or go to the wineries of San Francisco, why would extrapolate the budget." She, who maintains the blog open Windows on travel tips, says research on websites to find cheap places to eat and more displacement between the cities, avoid shopping, notes in an application costs and prioritizes the tours really want to do. "Alcatraz, for example, was not as important to me, so it wasn't just because they say that ' you have to go, '" he says. Tips for a cheaper trip the G1 heard travel agencies and tourists and gathered some tips from them for those who want to travel without blowing the budget. Try to plan your trip with four or more months in advance so that, when the departure date, the plots are already wiped clean; Keep an eye on promotions and in the ' saldões ' package. Some agencies reduce the exchange rate of the day or close to Exchange frozen packages; Try shorter scripts. Instead of 8 days, prefer the of 7 days or less; Close packages including tickets for all tours possible. So, when you reach your destination, the greater part of the expenditure is already with the estimated cost in the budget; Forget the souvenirs. Save on shopping can make a difference in the total expenditure; For expenses during the trip abroad, opt for prepaid card or cash currency to limit spending in advance; As breakfast is usually included in the costs of hosting, make a complete meal and, during the day, opt for sandwiches or snacks. Bet on the dinner to retrieve the energies and save some money; Do programs that actually likes. Avoid spending with rides that everyone says ' must go '; Avoid using your credit card. The Bill comes in the quote of the day and includes the tax on financial operations (IOF) which is 6.38%.