Argentina: Temporary suspension of the reciprocity fee for US citizens

From this Thursday and for 90 days, Argentina suspends the collection of the rate of reciprocity to US citizens who decide to travel to the country. The announcement comes after the meetings between the presidents Mauricio Macri and Barack Obama in the Casa Rosada. Tourism Minister Gustavo Santos, predicted that "we are working to reach half a million US tourists by 2019" and "this measure taken by the Government will promote the increase of American tourists to Argentina". As it was reported, by the No. 589/2016 arrangement it was established the elimination of reciprocity fee of US $ 160 in order to "further strengthen the ties and links with the United States" and so boost trade and tourism between the two countries and encouraging, scientific, technological and economic cultural activities. "After the departure of the FX market that ended restrictions complicating payments through electronic means, began to recover arrivals of travelers arriving from that country, whose tourism market grew 7.7% in 2015," said Minister and according to a report by the MINTUR, in the first two months of 2016 arrivals from the United States they grew 8.3%. As HOSTELTUR published news tourism, Alejandro Lastra Secretary of Tourism of the Nation had anticipated that Argentina would "generate another market intelligence" and thus gain ground in the US market ... From: AerolatinNews

Regional airlines expand in Argentina

The new national government policies on commercial air space, invested with the priorities that had been building the system in the last decade. It is no longer favors the national flag carrier, but allowed free rein to the arrival of companies to cover new routes, in some cases, and replace Aerolineas Argentinas in others. In the case of LAN, it won approval to join domestic destinations to international destinations such as the case of Salta to Lima flight will also enable via the hub of Peru, connect with routes that company to Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, United States , Caribbean and Europe. The same applies to Rosario Lima from June, with four weekly frequencies. Moreover, ANAC approved the shared code between LAN and Iberia, which will sell jointly, and as an extension of the Madrid-Santiago-Madrid routes Santiago to Mendoza and Cordoba. Avianca, meanwhile, will hold 4 weekly flights between Buenos Aires and Bogota Copa do the same with 4 weekly frequencies between Rosario and Panama, adding a route that has performed in Cordoba and Buenos Aires. According to reports circulating in the journalistic environment, Aerolineas Argentinas could lower frequencies to New York, Miami, Madrid and Rome, while already announced it will no longer go to Brasilia ...

Argentina: Mendoza calls for more connectivity With Santiago hub to diversify markets

The new management in the province of Mendoza is to achieve higher quality tourist destination in the services rendered and hand diversify markets for new products and better air connectivity. They argue that having more direct flights to the hub of Santiago de Chile would increase the arrival of international tourists, which currently represent 30% of the total. Under the Harvest Festival, Governor Alfredo Cornejo briefly spoke with HOSTELTUR news tourism and raised in Mendoza tourism "could have grown more" and that the goal is "to add more beds (35,000 across the province ), more infrastructure and improve our services. " In addition, "we are asking you to add flights to Santiago de Chile, for there to be a company that competes with LAN and that gives us more inputs and outputs". "The issue of connectivity is a problem. Missing flights and we also need to improve the provision of bus services, "said Rodolfo Suarez, mayor of Mendoza capital and in the same line Gabriela Testa, president of Ente of Tourism said. "The mendocinos what we claim is more air link with Chile, because the hub of Santiago is fantastic. What happens is that Aerolineas Argentinas flight had a time and pulled it out, "said the official, noting that" Mendoza has very good connectivity on domestic flights "but not international. LAN currently operates direct services to Santiago, is scheduled to open a Mendoza-Lima route as published this medium, and in winter there is connectivity with Brazil GOL hand. However it is a province with strong appeal to foreign markets with high purchasing power, as part of the Global Network of Great Wine Capitals ... Fuente: Aerolatinnews