Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
But I'd expect that Brazil's economic state of health has a lot more to do with the number of tourists than the number that avoid Argentina because of the taxes/fees.
Purely anecdotal evidence, but every single time there's an airfare promo from Brazil to Argentina, the overwhelming reaction is: "if only the departure taxes were lower..."
Which means, the prospective average Brazilian weekend visitor will take their U$500 and spend it locally in Brazil (x1 mln). Is Argentina's economy (not necessarily the govt, through taxes) missing out on an easy source of tourist dollars? It certainly looks like it IMHO.