Due to the devaluation, the surplus of the tourism balance is increasing

The high exchange rate is changing the reality of Argentina's tourism balance.

The value of the dollar, close to 40 dollars, encourages more and more foreigners to choose the country as a destination. Last December, 263,000 tourists from Ezeiza and Aeroparque arrived from abroad, representing an increase of 10.9% over December of the previous year.

In exchange, Emissive tourism – Argentines traveling to other countries – fell by 14.6% during the same interannual period, with 219,500 registered travelers.

Thus, at the end of December, in Ezeiza and Aeroparque, the number of foreign tourists exceeded by 43,500 the number of Argentine tourists left. In November, the difference was 21,600, also for those coming from abroad.

It turns out that the downward trend in the number of Argentineans traveling abroad had already appeared to the extent of the November INDEC, when For the first time in four years, receptive tourism surpbaded the emissive market (Arrivals increased by 9.8% and departures dropped by 20.3%).

Non-resident tourists arrived at Ezeiza International Airport and Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Airport came mainly from Brazil, 23.8%; followed by Europe, 23.0%; and the "Rest of America" ​​group of countries, 18.1%.

The average stay of non-resident tourists was 19.7 nights. The highest average stay was observed among tourists residing in the "Rest of America" ​​block (34.0 nights), followed by Europe (27.1 nights).

There were 5,180,300 overnight stays of non-resident tourists, which represents a 35.1% increase over December 2017.

As for emissive tourism, Resident tourists left mainly for: Brazil, 23.7%; "United States and Canada", 21.4%; and from Europe,
18.6%.

The average stay of resident tourists was 19.1 nights. The longest average stay was in Europe with 38.4 nights, followed by "United States and Canada" with 17.6 nights and the block "Rest of America" ​​with 15.4 nights. Overnights totaled 4,200.9 thousand, 1.7% more than the same period of the previous year.

Uruguay, with fewer Argentineans

Uruguay's Minister of Tourism, Liliam Kechichian, announced that in January the country had received 432,000 visitors, 29% less than the same month in 2018, and stressed that "this year nearly 200,000 Argentines came less"

"The 432,000 tourists who arrived in Uruguay spent an average of $ 820, or 15% more than in January of the previous year," Kechichian told the EFE news agency.

The Minister of Tourism of Uruguay said that "we suffered from the fall of the Argentines, 300,000 Argentines came and 498,000 came last yearthere are almost 200,000 fewer Argentines. "

"In both average spending and per capita spending, which amounted to $ 117, there was a 15% increase in average spending and an increase in spending per person of 23%, indicating that Visitors in January came in less than 2018, but spent more, "said the Minister of Tourism.

In addition, the official said that the total expenditure of foreign visitors in January amounted to $ 354,000 191.

"If we take visitors into account, this January is the fourth best month of this period and in foreign exchange earnings, it is the third best month of January," Kechichian added, taking stock of the past five years.

In this sense, he said that the number of visitors that Uruguay received this first month of the year is "almost the same amount" that the country got in January 2016, a season that the Minister described as "good", although not "exceptional". those of 2017 and 2018.

In addition, the minister pointed out that the number of Paraguayan, Chilean, North American and Uruguayan visitors living abroad has increased.
"While these are destinations that never corresponds to the volume of loss we could have had Argentines, they have greatly cushioned the fall, "he said.

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