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