A mission whose date is yet to be set will advertise the country as a destination and work to bring investors into the industry.
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It reached 10.5 million in the year’s first six months. Number of people coming from South America surged 31%.
A refund system of the value-added tax on goods and services will be implemented in this year’s Q4.
The industry grossed USD 492 million in the first half of this year. The country welcomed 3.23 million tourists during that time.
The airport handled 36.9 million passengers from January to May, down 0.1% from a year ago, as a result of Ramadan.
The Tunisian carrier’s chairman and CEO believes passenger numbers will exceed 4 million and revenue will hit an all-time high.
Spending by Brazilians on trips to other countries increased in the month of May.
The ‘I Love Lebanon’ tour will take 75 Brazilians, most of them of Lebanese origin, to the Arab country in July’s second half.
The country welcomed 3.4 million visitors from January to April, with revenue going up 18% to USD 2.2 billion.
The Festival das Cataratas (Waterfalls Festival) begins on June 20 in Foz do Iguaçu, with an exclusive space representing the Middle East region. Journalist Lú Braga is the one organizing the exhibition.
The recent hike of the US currency against the real will cause expenditure on trips abroad by Brazilians to lose steam, according to the head of the Central Bank’s Statistics Department.
According to a study from the Brazilian Exchange Agencies Association, the Arab country was the 18th most sought destination in 2017.
Global demand for air travel climbed 9.5% in March, IATA said. Latin America was the fastest-growing region for the third month straight.
Morocco’s Week, in São Paulo, attracted a good number of visitors and helped to promote the African country among Brazilian tourists.

