The exit of Argentineans abroad dropped by 23% in April and has peaked since the beginning of the crisis

The arrival of foreign tourists last April totaled 243.4 thousand people, which meant an interannual increase of 12%, while the departures of the inhabitants of the country came 316.9 thousand to be present a decrease of 23.6%, the record since the beginning of the currency crisis in April 2018.

In April, compared to the previous month, receptive tourism decreased by 9% and the emissary recorded a decline of 18.2%, according to figures released by Indec. In the first quarter, 1,083,100 arrivals of non-resident tourists were affected, an increase of 20.4%, while outflows totaled 1,489,300 tourists and recorded a year-on-year decrease of 18.5%.

Ezeiza and Aéroparque airports have concentrated 88.8% of arrivals during the first four-month period, with a 17.6% year-on-year increase, and 79.6% of resident departures, with a decrease of 19.2% over the same period of last year. Brazilian tourist arrivals stood out with 59,800 people, representing a annual increase of 21.1%.

Next come the arrivals of 52,900 European tourists, which increased by 1% over one year. with 38,500 those of the block "Rest of America", with an increase of 18%. At the other airports, not counting Ezeiza and Aeroparque, the incoming tourist inflow recorded an increase of 17.2% compared to the same month of the previous year.

The average stay of non-resident tourists was twelve nights and the highest occupancy rate was recorded by European tourists with 18.6 nights, followed by the "Rest of America" ​​block with 16.5 nights. Resident tourists leaving these two air stations had the main destination of Brazil, with 26.1%; United States and Canada 21.4%; and rest of America, 18.9%.

The overseas stay of resident tourists was 14.5 nights and the highest averages were recorded in Europe with 23.2 nights, followed by the United States and Canada with 14.2 nights and the Bolivia with 13.1 nights.