WTM recognized Argentina for its tourism trajectory

During the last day of the fair, the organization of WTM Latin America , through its director, Daniel Zanetti , gave the Executive Secretary of INPROTUR, Ricardo Sosa, a recognition for Argentina's trajectory .This edition marks 10 years since the event was organized and the country was present in all editions , so, after its constant presence, Argentina received a distinction. The Secretary of Institutional Relations of the Argentine Chamber of Tourism, Horacio Reppucci, the Vice President of FAEVYT, Ezequiel Barberis and the coordinator of the Brazil market at INPROTUR, Natalia Pisoni were also part of the reception.
 
On the other hand, according to INPROTUR, among the 32 private companies and 14 destinations participating in the 2023 edition, 1,620 meetings were held during the three days of work at the Argentina stand at the Expo Center in San Pablo. 

In addition, several companies commented that they had other informal talks and meetings during the Business Rounds. The Argentine delegation was headed by the Executive Secretary of INPROTUR, Ricardo Sosa , who expressed the importance of the work at the fair: "Once again we show how joint work between the private and public sectors is essential for the recovery of receptive tourism. From what we were able to discuss in the meetings, interest in Argentina is very strong and we believe that we will be able to reach the pre-pandemic numbers in the coming months and reach December with growth above the 2019 numbers” .

“From INPROTUR we provide all the tools to unite efforts and generate business meetings, training, webinars, and participate in many events in Brazil , our main target market due to the potential it has. During the fair we also spoke with Sernatur and with Embratur to be able to work together in the future and that several countries can benefit from incoming tourism ”. 

In addition , Sosa stressed that the delivery of the WTM authorities of recognition to Argentina "It is actually the recognition of the entire tourist community that has been constantly working in an area, it is the sign of the perseverance of always looking for the arrival of foreign tourists to our country, so this plaque is the symbol of the work of businessmen , entities, municipal, provincial and national officials who have the objective of promoting international receptive tourism to Argentina ". 

Romina Maetow from Moebius Argentina Incoming DMC expressed: " Clients asked me a lot about the snow and the wineries, but we have so much to offer that the possibilities are very great ”. “ This year was much better than the previous one ”, declared Matías Esteras from Vivaterra DMC Argentina .

“This is our second participation in fairs and we are learning, and we can get many contacts in events like this” , said Agustina Gils from Turismo Tastil . For his part, Víctor Atancio Duarte from Turismo Cuenca del Plata, expressed: " We are very happy with the results, they were very good for us ." In addition to private companies, 14 Argentine destinations and two associations were also part of the delegation.