The British newspaper The Daily Mail published an article today about “the Argentine invasion to Great Britain” highlighting the record number of tourists who spent 104 million pounds, “despite renewed tensions between the two countries over the status of the Falkland Islands”.
The newspaper reports: “The number of visits from Argentina rose in 2012 by 27 per cent to 103,500, the highest year-on-year increase from anywhere in the world.” According to the newspaper numbers, the Argentines spent “for a total of 1.07 million nights - an 84 per cent increase on 2011.”
To explain the growth of Argentine travellers, The Daily Mail refers to tourism spokesmen who believe the presence of “some fantastic Argentinian players” in the British Premier League, like Carlos Tevez y Fabricio Coloccini, also helped to stimulate interest for vacations in Great Britain.
Meanwhile, the newspaper reminded the number of Argentine visitors in 2012 was “25 times greater than the 4,000 visits made in 1983”, the year after the war between both countries over Malvinas Islands.
According to the newspaper, Argentina leads the list of Top10 countries with record number of visitors in 2012, followed by Hungary, Egypt, and China.
Tourism referents expressed the hope to see even more Argentines in the upcoming years, thanks to events like the Rugby World Cup and the Olympic Games.