China Overseas Chinese Network, April 15. According to the Argentine Chinese Network, according to data from the Argentine Ministry of Tourism, during the summer of 2021/2022 (referring to December 2021 and January to March 2022), more than 1.07 million foreign tourists entered Argentina. , which generated $740 million in revenue.
In addition, with the gradual opening of borders, the gap between tourism and pre-pandemic tourism is gradually narrowing: the number of international tourists in January 2022 is only 18.7% of the same period in 2020, and the number of international tourists in March 2022 has reached the pre-pandemic level. 47%.
Among international tourists, Brazilian tourists accounted for 35.5%, American tourists accounted for 8.1%, and tourists from Paraguay, Chile and Uruguay accounted for 15.8%, 7.4% and 6.7% respectively.
Ramóns, Minister of Tourism of Argentina, said: "The reception of tourists is an important task in the new stage. We have achieved historic domestic summer tourism, and we have also received millions of foreign tourists, creating a lot of foreign exchange for the country."
He said: "The above figures, the lifting of entry restrictions and the opening of new air routes, show that the recovery of our country will be much faster than expected on an international scale. We will continue to work hard and believe that tourism will be a major part of economic development in the next few years. strategic industry.”
It is understood that the increase in international tourists is also generated in the context of the gradual recovery of air routes before the epidemic.
Just recently, Emirates Airline returned, Colombian Airline (Viva Air) also announced the start of operations in Afghanistan, Level Air (Level), Iberia Airways, Air Europa increased the frequency of flights, Aerolineas Argentinas also opened a number of international routes .
(Huang Dong)