According to the International Travel Survey, between January and November last year arrived in the country, just at Ezeiza airport by 1,803,060 foreign tourists, which left a number close to 2,300 million in the country.
According to statements by Debora Giorgi, Minister of Industry and Tourism: “Tourism is the fifth activity of foreign exchange, up from traditional sectors such as chemicals or meat. Hence the importance of active international presence at this fair “and also highlighted” the significant increase in foreign tourism that has been Argentina, which ranks as the second tourist destination in South America behind Brazil.
According to these statistics, the main source of foreign tourists during the past 2009 was Europe with 27.8% between January and November, followed by Brazil with 25.2%, 18.9% for the rest of Latin America, 14% of United States and Canada and 8.1% of Chile and other countries.
The average stay was about 13.6 days at a cost of approximately $ 103.5 per person and about what was the arrival of cruise ships to the port of Buenos Aires in the summer season is estimated that this year arriving some 146 ships that will bring the country to about 280,000 passengers and is expected to increase this year by 20% the number of international conferences, making Argentina the first Latin American destination