News of tourism

Argentine firms refuse to refuel Cuban state airline’s planes

25-04-2024 11:33 Cuba’s state airline announced Wednesday that it had been forced to cancel two flights to Argentina because fuel suppliers refused to supply the planes.

Bloomberg

Inflation near 300% wipes out tourists’ deep discounts

13-04-2024 17:13 Surging inflation threatens to crimp a key source of tourism revenue as foreigners opt for other destinations.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Price of plane tickets has soared in Argentina over last five years, report shows

28-02-2024 18:13 Cost of some domestic plane tickets in Argentina has jumped 17,500 percent in nominal terms over last five years, with international flights up more than 4,000 percent.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history

15-02-2024 12:44 Gianni Crea, the Vatican's keeper of over 2,000 keys, oversees unlocking every door of the museum before visitors arrive.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Latin American travel firm Despegar eyes takeovers, robust growth

31-01-2024 19:59 Argentine travel booking firm Despegar.com plans to boost revenue and scout for takeover targets across Latin America.

POLITICS

Scioli joins Milei government as Tourism, Environment & Sports secretary

30-01-2024 16:48 Veteran Peronist minister, who lost 2015 presidential election to Mauricio Macri, switches to Javier Milei’s team, taking up a post as government secretary ; Scioli headed Argentina’s Embassy in Brazil throughout Alberto Fernández’s Presidency.

STRIKE HITS AVIATION SECTOR

Anti-Milei strike leads to mass flight cancellations

24-01-2024 09:45 State airline Aerolíneas Argentinas forced to cancel more than 260 flights due to CGT’s anti-Milei walkout; Low-cost carriers JetSmart cancels all business for the day, while FlyBondi moves operations to Ezeiza; More than 20,000 travellers affected.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

'It makes me sad': Gloomy times for vacationers in Mar del Plata

22-01-2024 16:39 Light traffic, half-full beaches and a semi-empty city – in Mar del Plata, Argentina’s leading summer tourist destination, business is far from booming.

Tourism & travel

Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, says UN agency

19-01-2024 12:03 International tourism is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, projects UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

SUMMER SEASON

Macabre discovery in Mar del Plata: human skull found by kids on beach

10-01-2024 10:06 Group of children playing on a beach at Mar del Plata discover what is believed to be a human skull in the sand.

aviation sector

Low-cost airline Flybondi eyes Brazil expansion after SPAC deal

15-11-2023 13:11 Argentine low-cost airline Flybondi is considering an expansion into Brazil, a move that could eventually be financed through public markets.

ENVIRONMENT & TOURISM

Newly cleaned and navigable, Riachuelo River reopens for tourism

06-11-2023 16:56 After the Matanza-Riachuelo Watershed was cleaned, the Morón court has authorised the navigability of the waterway, in order to foster sustainable tourism. For the time being, navigation was authorised from the confluence of the Riachuelo and the River Plate up to the Nicolás Avellaneda Bridge, where a passenger station will be installed.

by Claudio Corsalini

Tourism & travel

A trip through Argentina’s most strangely named places

19-10-2023 13:00 Odd places with odd names – a surrealistic tour through Argentina’s most unusually named locations.

by Dante Gabriel Bogani Sandez

No 'Verano en la costa'?

Prices in dollars puts Argentines’ summer vacations in doubt

26-09-2023 15:33 When the sweltering summer arrives, many in Argentina flock to the Atlantic coast for their summer break. But with inflation eating away at spending power and prices now being listed in dollars, 'verano en la costa' is now out of reach for many.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Berreta: the ghosttown near Rosario where only eight people live

18-09-2023 15:00 Located just 50 minutes from the Cuna de la Bandera, Berreta is home to just eight inhabitants and has a peculiar story of its own to tell.

Exchange rate woes

Argentina’s neighbours flood borders for cheap skiing, shops, steaks

21-07-2023 16:55 Argentina sees a surge in travelers from Chile and Uruguay who seek cheaper prices on goods and experiences, benefiting from the currency crisis and multiple exchange rates in the country.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Lake Epuyén: the lake with Argentina’s clearest waters

20-07-2023 06:03 Myths, legend and mountain beauty – in the picturesque Patagonian Andean region of El Hoyo lies Lake Epuyén, home to the clearest waters in the country.

CURRENCY WOES

In distorted Buenos Aires rental market, it's dollar vs peso

02-06-2023 10:15 Renting in pesos and on a long-term basis is a titanic task in the capital, where temporary and dollar-denominated supply dominates the market.

AIRLINES & AVIATION

Low-cost airlines: Domestic passenger growth can take off

24-04-2023 07:00 Mauricio Sana and Gonzalo Pérez Corral, the CEOs of Flybondi and JetSMART respectively, agree that the number of domestic passengers could be doubled with a better commercial aviation policy. The duo offer their opinion on Aerolíneas Argentinas, explain why they cannot get more room at downtown Aeroparque and detail their relationship with government ministries.

by Claudio Celano Gómez

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Hotels in Buenos Aires hit decade-high occupancy rates

15-03-2023 13:48 Hotels in Argentina’s capital recorded their highest average room occupancy levels for a decade in 2022, boosted by massive concerts, events and a domestic tourism boom.

by Enrique Garabetyan

TOURISM CLAMPDOWN

Big-spending tourists get raided by Argentine airport officials

17-02-2023 14:24 Officials now using social media to research the movement of passengers who they suspect are using precious foreign exchange to bring goods into the country to sell.

MOUNTAINEERING FATALITIES

Three die in Argentina while climbing Aconcagua, highest peak in Americas

08-02-2023 23:52 Two US citizens and a 62-year-old Norwegian have died in the past four days while climbing Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas.

Summer Tourism

10 hidden spots in Argentina to enjoy this summer

07-02-2023 07:37 Far away from the usual options on the Atlantic Coast, Argentina has plenty of lesser-known gems that provide the perfect locations for rest and relaxation during the sweltering summer months.

CARNAVAL 2023

A guide to Carnaval 2023 in Buenos Aires

06-02-2023 11:45 This year's carnival celebrations officially started last Saturday, February 4, but people across the country will keep the party alive every weekend until the upcoming national holidays on February 20 and 21; Buenos Aires' closing party will take place March 6 on Avenida de Mayo with a Fiesta Bresh DJ set and a performance from singer Karina La Princesita.

CLAMPDOWN IN NICARAGUA

Nicaragua stops travellers bringing cameras and video cameras into country

26-01-2023 13:43 Daniel Ortega's government has restricted the entry of photographic and video cameras into the country, as well as lenses, lights and accessories for recording images and sound.

Unrest in Peru

'We are not at war, we are united' – Indigenous Uro community joins Peru protests

26-01-2023 13:08 The Uros, inhabitants of the floating islands on Lake Titicaca, also raised their voices this week in Peru's protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.

Tourism

Cruise ships flock to capital, with 50,000 tourists visiting Buenos Aires in two-week spell

25-01-2023 13:36 Cruise tourism season, which started in October and ends in April, will see the arrival of more than 120 luxury liners, which translates into almost 350 thousand passengers and an average daily expenditure of 90.6 dollars per traveler.

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Summer season off to bang in Argentina with 12.8 million taking trips

19-01-2023 14:45 Four-week period between the second half of December and the first half of January saw 2.3% more tourists on move than in the previous year, with travellers generally taking shorter trips but spending more.

Society

Births, cosmetic surgeries and operations: Health tourism boom

10-01-2023 11:43 Articles detailing the arrival of pregnant Russian women to give birth are the latest tales of health tourism in Argentina, but the country has long established itself as a destination for expert medical assistance. Those in the know explain why the industry is booming – and what are the most sought-after procedures.

by Enrique Garabetyan