News of tourism

Global uncertainty

Almost 500 French tourists struck in Argentina await repatriation

03-04-2020 20:07 French tourists who have been stranded in Argentina since commercial flights were suspended are scheduled to take a humanitarian flight home home on Saturday – a return trip that for many has become an ordeal.

Coronavirus pandemic

Football in Argentina finally set to be suspended after days of debate

17-03-2020 15:09 Copa de Superliga postponed after intervention after Tourism and Sports Minister Matías Lammens calls for AFA and Superliga chiefs to stop "all categories" of football in Argentina.

Tourism

Buenos Aires Bus, City's sightseeing bus for tourists, gets a reboot

05-03-2020 12:00 Renewed 'Bus Turístico' service began on March 1. Buses now have wifi and cell phone charging systems. Rides will be available every 20 minutes.

by Claudio Corsalini

FOOD & DRINK

Doing things Properly

15-02-2020 09:54 They don’t have a sign outside their entrance and do not take reservations, but four years after opening, Proper is still shaking up Buenos Aires’ restaurant scene with their forward-thinking creations.

by Bruna Fontevecchia

TOURISM

Lammens eyes European, Chinese tourists in bid to boost economy

23-01-2020 07:19 The government is keen to attract foreign tourism, says new Tourism & Sports minister in interview, who hopes overseas visitors will be bringing more than US$6 billion into the economy by end of 2020.

Machu Picchu scandal

Argentine who damaged Machu Picchu spared jail time

22-01-2020 09:57 Nahuel Gómez pleads guilty to damaging the Peruvian cultural site. Because he has no prior record, he will only face fine and extended deportation, despite being sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Scandal at the citadel

Machu Picchu scandal: Five deported, Argentine faces potential jail time

17-01-2020 13:58 Five tourists have been deported from Peru while a sixth, Nahuel Gómez, faces up to four years in jail for damaging nation's "cultural heritage."

TOURIST

Argentine tourists face trial, deportation over Machu Picchu damage

15-01-2020 12:54 Six Latin American tourists face deportation after causing damage to historical sites at Peru's Machu Picchu. Members of the group are accused of taking rocks and defecting at a sacred temple.

NEW PM IN HAVANA

Cuba names tourism minister as first prime minister since 1976

22-12-2019 17:04 Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel names Manuel Marrero Cruz as the country's first prime minister since 1976.

CRIME & SECURITY

Arrests after two British tourists shot, one killed, in Puerto Madero

16-12-2019 07:00 50-year-old dies, hours after being shot by robbers while resisting attack. His 28-year-old stepson in serious condition after being shot in leg. Police make four arrests, with more suspects still at large.

Travel & tourism

Antarctica tourism: the quest for Earth's vulnerable extremes

13-12-2019 07:03 New luxurious adventure excursions give their guests an opportunity to get up close and personal with quickly-eroding natural beauty, but is the very presence of humans there contributing to the destruction of this frozen wondrous landscape?

Annual celebration

True gaucho tradition celebrated in San Antonio de Areco

16-11-2019 10:36 Dia de la Tradición brings out the crowds as locals celebrate the country’s traditional economic and cultural bedrock.

by Carly Graf

INTERVIEW

Uruguayan frontrunner Martínez on Alberto Fernández and bilateral relations

25-10-2019 13:36 Frente Amplio candidate, who leads polls ahead of Uruguay's October 27 election, recently met with Alberto Fernández, who he calls a friend. "If we both win, we’ll look to work together," he says.

JAPANESE TOURIST

Japanese tourist found dead in Quebrada de Humahuaca after 4-day search

02-09-2019 12:36 Toshiko Kikegawa was discovered by police in a canyon after an apparent fall from a hiking trail.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC data indicates tourism grew in June

23-08-2019 07:00 Overnight stays in hotels up 13.1% year-on-year, with most visiting Buenos Aires City, the Litoral and Patagonia.

MAMET INTERVIEW

Opportunity awaits in Argentina, ex-US ambassador tells investors, big brands

02-08-2019 15:00 Former US ambassador Noah Mamet sits down with the Times to discuss his hopes for Argentina's tech, beef, tourism, wine and renewable energy industries.

by Lucas Robinson

Driver charged with manslaughter

Tucumán bus crash leaves 15 pensioners dead

02-07-2019 15:38 Gruesome accident leaves 15 dead on fog-laden highway in Tucumán province.

DEVALUATION CRISIS

Numbers of Argentines travelling abroad declines after devaluation

11-08-2018 12:57 A 2.6% decline was registered in June compared to the same month last year.

TRAVEL SPECIAL

Not so idle days in Patagonia

09-06-2018 12:04 Wayne Bernhardson has spent four decades exploring the Southern Cone for work reasons – but he has rarely visited the same places with his wife. In December, he swapped the professional for the personal on a trip to Ushuaia and the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.

by Wayne Bernhardson

GUEST VOICE

New Zealand: Aotearoa – the Land of the Long White Cloud

26-05-2018 11:17 New Zealand's Ambassador to Argentina Raylene Liufalani writes for the Times about a bright future for New Zealand-Argentine relations.

NEW NATURAL WONDER

Tourists flocking to Peru's newfound 'Rainbow Mountain'

02-05-2018 12:32 It's only within the last five years that the natural wonder has been discovered by the outside world, but environmentalists are already concerned about the stunning landscape.

GROWING SECTOR

Government wins US$2-billion tourism boost, Macri receives award

21-04-2018 19:37 Argentina saw one million new air passengers in 2017 compared to a year previous and its highest ever level of hotel bookings.

GROWING TOURISM

AirBnB policy chief: ‘Tourism must work for communities’

21-04-2018 19:06 Chris Lehane, global head of policy and communications, of the successful Company visited Argentina last week to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Jujuy, which will encourage shared tourism endeavours in that province.

by Jayson McNamara

FOLLOWING WTTC CONFERENCE

Argentina looks to China, the tourist industry’s most coveted market

20-04-2018 12:34 Argentina received 30,000 Chinese tourists in 2015, a figure that doubled to 62,000 by 2017.

AMID TENSION

Low-cost FlyBondi granted unlimited flights from disputed El Palomar airport

12-04-2018 10:50 The court's decision is a blow to El Palomar residents, who claim the airport is not fit for high-volume commercial air travel.