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Old Dec 17, 2015, 11:50 am
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mccomb
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: NYC -> Buenos Aires -> Killington
Programs: AA, Delta, US Air, UR, Hilton, PC
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Originally Posted by Dieuwer
Prices are still set by supply and demand.
Maybe you should consider vacationing in Brazil instead
This is not entirely true - hotels are priced in USD. They had to accept payment in pesos at the official rate, so the smart tourist could exchange at the blue rate and pay at the official rate saving themselves 40% or more. With no more blue, those rates are effectively more expensive.

By that measure it's worse for tourists.

A stay at the Park Hyatt in January is U$S 540. Yesterday I could have paid U$S 378 with the blue. Today it's $540.
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