Argentina re-opens to vaccinated foreign tourists

Argentina, one of the last countries in Latin America to relax Covid-dependent entry restrictions, re-opens its borders to vaccinated foreign tourists on 1 November. The country’s transportation ministry writes on Twitter on 29 October: “After releasing the entry quotas and eliminating the quarantine for residents, authourised [travellers] and tourists from neighbouring countries…the entry of tourists from non-bordering countries that meet these requirements is enabled.” The requirements include full vaccination, or a negative PCR test result within 72h prior to entry. Argentina is one Latin America’s most-important markets for US carriers, and the industry hopes the opening will boost region’s growth ahead of the busy end-of-year travel season – the summer season in the Southern Hemisphere. “What we have seen is that as soon as travel restrictions are eased, travel rebounds – we have seen this across the globe,” says IATA Latin America chief Peter Cerda. “Latin America and the Caribbean [are] essentially open for business now, demand is bound to pick up, especially as the Southern Hemisphere heads into high season.”<br/>