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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.