Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Turkey reduced the fee collected on arrival from Americans from something like $100 to something like $20 and the result has been that I've been more willing to route through Istanbul and stay over there than back when an overnight layover came with a $100 fee on top of everything else. The $80 reduction in government's front-end take encouraged me to spend a lot more time and -- consequently -- money there than $80.
Planning for a family vacation, a few hundred dollars more can make a difference.
Maybe they will reduce the cost to $20 when the US reduce the cost for an Argentine to apply for a US visa! If the Argentine government want REAL reciprocity, they should calculate what percentage of the average Argentine monthly salary the US$131 represents and then charge the same percentage of the US average monthly salary. It would be a hell of a lot more than $131.
I still think that the $131 represents a small percentage of the cost of any visit to Argentina and consequently only a small proportion of visitors will change their travel plans as a result. Despite rising costs, Argentina is still a relatively cheap destination for anyone arriving with USD or GBP.