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Latin America set to enjoy boost in visitors

Destinations
TTG Staff
17 January 2019

New air routes linking Europe with Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama are expected to significantly boost visits to lesser-known destinations across Latin America, the Latin American Travel Association (Lata) forecasts. Stephen Glennon reports.

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Its 2019 travel trends report highlights new routes – as well as new attractions and sites – expected to push tourist numbers this year.


Lata believes Argentina’s newly-designated Ibera national park – a wetland adding nearly 400,000 acres to neighbouring Ibera provincial park – will drive ecotourism and attract more than 100,000 visitors annually.


In northern Argentina, Air Europa’s new twice-weekly Madrid-Puerto Iguazu route, launching in June, will be the first international flight offering easy access to Iguazu Falls.