He Tourist Information System of Argentina He detailed that incoming tourism generated 931 million dollars since the beginning of 2024, which implies 20.7 percent more than what was registered in the same period last year.
Within the framework of these first estimates, the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Ministry of the Interior, Yanina Martínez, assured: “We continue working so that our country consolidates its regional leadership as an international destination and for tourism to contribute to ordering the economy with sustainable activity.”
During the month of January, almost 900 thousand tourists, that generated a foreign exchange income of 696 million dollars.
Meanwhile, during the first half of February, 336 thousand tourists arrived, with an economic impact of 234 million dollars.
Inbound tourism: from which countries most visitors came
The main issuing markets were reportedly Brazil, with more than 237 thousand tourists and a participation of 19.3 percent of the total arrivals, followed by Chili, with a similar number.
Furthermore, a 13 percent of arrivals corresponded to Uruguayan tourists and 10.5 percent were visitors from the United States.
The airway was the one with the greatest growth compared to the same period of the previous year, with 104,387 cases, while land was the majority access route.
The report highlighted the good performance ofl incoming tourism in Argentina compared to other countries in the region, maintaining levels above Chile, Peru and Paraguay since January 2022.
Source: Ambito
