The arrival of tourists in Argentina increased by 23.8%

The arrival of tourists from abroad increased 23.1% yoy in the first quarter of the year, with a peak of 23.8% in March, according to published data yesterday by the

Indec

. In total, 839,700 tourists arrived in the country during the first three months of the year. Departures of residents abroad fell by 15.1% from one year to the next in March. In the first three months of the year, outflows totaled 1,172,400 tourists and decreased by 17% year-on-year.

"Normally, the month of March is usually the second month with the highest number of trips abroad (only surpbaded in February)." Argentines made 69,000 fewer trips than last year and 23,000 fewer than two years ago. the rise in the exchange rate is so important that Argentina can once again count a few months with a positive tourist flow in the coming months, a fact that has only happened once in the past four years, "he said. Nadin Argañaraz and Bruno Panighel, from Iaraf.

The International Tourism Survey (ETI) of Indec added that, for the airports of Ezeiza and the city of Buenos Aires, which host the largest number of foreigners, 743,500 pbadengers came in during these three months, according to the Telam agency. The main emitters of this total are Europe, with 26.3%; Brazil (22.5%) followed by USA-Candá (15%).

ETI also said that the average number of foreign tourists staying in the neighborhood was 14 nights and extended to 20 days for Europeans. In addition, an average of $ 75.6 was spent.