The income of 1,232 million dollars that Argentina received in the first two months of the year, were thanks to the more than 1.6 million tourists foreigners who arrived in the country within those dates, according to the first data emerging from the Tourist Information System of Argentina.
Of this total of arrivals, More than half correspond to tourists from Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, while 10 percent had the United States as their country of origin. The arrivals of Brazilians rose 30 percent in relation to January-February of last year, while air travel was the largest in that same comparison.
The 895,636 foreign tourists arrived in January of this year, they report a 23 percent of increase on the arrivals of the same month of 2023, while the 755,576 February arrivals grew 10.8 percent in the year-on-year comparison.
In the regional scenario, it is notable that the number of foreign tourist arrivals to Argentina has maintained levels above Chile, Peru and Paraguay since January 2022.
Half of the foreign tourists who visited Argentina in the summer are Brazilians
The arrival of foreign tourists to Argentina does not stop. On the podium of the ranking of those most interested in traveling the country are the brazilianswhich not only top the list, but make up more than 50% of the total foreign tourists who traveled between January and February, according to Despegar data.
The destination most chosen by them is Buenos Aireswhich stood out surprisingly above Bariloche, which implies a change in the order if compared to 2023. Mendoza and Calafate are also in the top 3 of places they visit.
“The origin of the visitor of Buenos Aires It is international, mainly from Brazil. This has to do with the fact that connectivity with that country increased,” he explained. Roberto Amengual, from the Association of Tourism Hotels (AHT).
“The occupancy of 5-star hotels in January was 65%, with an average stay of four days, 4-star hotels 61% and 3-star hotels 65%,” he noted. “Only 33% of the total demand in Buenos Aires was from national tourists,” she clarified.
On the podium of travelers are Chileans, who make up 20% of foreign tourists. The destinations most chosen are Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Bariloche. Finally, there are Uruguayans, Colombians and Mexicans who increasingly decide to make their getaways in Argentina.
On the other hand, there is also a small market for those who come from United States, Canada and Europe. The profile of these travelers is very diverse, since there are those who stay in the top hotels to those who prefer a more gas-fueled pace.
More than 1.3 million foreign tourists arrived in January and generated US$656 million
More than 1.3 million foreign tourists arrived in Argentina in Januarya figure that represents an increase in 18.8% compared to the same month last year and which translates into a upward trend in foreign exchange incomeaccording to estimates released by the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Nation.
“Thanks to sustained growth of incoming tourismthe sector is consolidating itself as one of the engines of Argentine activity“said the Undersecretary of Tourism, Yanina Martinezin a press release from the organization.
During the first month of the year, an income of US$656 millionwhich implies a 24.1% more than what was collected in the same period of 2023.
“Have very good projections so that the arrival of tourists from all over the world continues to increase during 2024,” the official anticipated. Among the expectations, a record cruise seasonwith a 30% growth in tourists and 8% in calls in 2023-2024.
During January, the largest influx of tourists came from Brazil, with 21.6%; followed by Chili, with 15.7%; and Uruguaywith 13.9%, while USA exceeded 10%, stated the press release of the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Nation.
The airway reported the further growth compared to the same period of the previous year, with 307,932 touristsan interannual variation of 28.1%. Meanwhile, the land route had an increase of one 26.9% and the river/maritimeof a 16.5%.
The figures released by the Undersecretary of Tourism of the Nation ratify the continuation of the upward trend recorded in December 2023, with an increase of 39.9% of the non-resident tourist arrivals in relation to the same month of 2023, according to the latest International Tourism Survey (ETI) recently released.
Source: Ambito
