Interesting. Where do you pick up on this overwhelming reaction...? Is this something that you hear on the Radio, or published on Travel Bulletin Boards or where exactly do you receive this feedback. It just sounds strange to me that folks would even know about departure taxes, most travelers just know what ticket prices are and take taxes and regulatory fees as something thats "in there" and you cant do much about.... hence my interest in the point you are making.

BTW, I agree that the Argentine Government needs to do more to reduce tax burden and especially look at what makes Brazilians come down to Argentina - Brazil is the single largest Tourism market for us.... so I take your views & comments very seriously. Also, as I have started to attend meetings of a Group of Entrepeneurs that are looking to petition local and State Authorities to implement regulatory & legislative changes in various aspects that affect our businesses, I welcome all the information/feedback and data points that I can collect to try to start changing things as soon as possible.

Thanks for sharing any additional information you have.