Argentines have increased travel abroad by 17% compared with last year
In spite of the worldwide economic slowdown and the noticeable reduction in foreign tourists visiting Argentina compared to years past, according to the National Statistics Agency (INDEC), Argentines are traveling abroad in significantly greater numbers than they did last year.
A recent article published in The Argentine Post talks about some of these trends, particularly the disparity between the sharp decrease in tourist dollars being injected into the Argentine economy, a 24% decrease from last year, and the reported increase in Argentine nationals making trips outside of the country.
According to the INDEC, the number of Argentines making trips abroad rose by 17% in the month of April, which would indicate that not all Argentines are hurting from the extremely publicized recession. Yet an article published in the national newspaper Clarín, provides some clarity to this statistic. According to the travel agents interviewed in the Clarín article, the increase in trips abroad made by Argentines is a result of an increase in business travel, not tourist travel, which in fact has fallen. Some travel agents have reported a decrease of up to 40% compared with last year.
What is clear though, is that tourism has declined considerably in 2009, which is a reality shared by most other popular tourist destinations around the world.
Related Articles:
- Tourism Falls But More Argentines Travel Abroad
- Según el INDEC, Argentinos viajan cada vez más al exterior – (Clarín article in Spanish)
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About the Author
Currently residing in Argentina, Stephanie has lived and traveled throughout the Americas and Europe. She holds a Bachelors' degree in Business Administration from Babson College in Boston, and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Sustainable Development at the Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales in Buenos Aires.
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