What Chile’s Elections Mean for Tourism
Photo Credit: Chile has suspended the reopening of its borders to tourism Pixabay / MonicaVolpin
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The winner of the Chilean presidential election needs to make the process of visiting the country much easier for prospective tourists. The fifth largest economy in South America is taking a big hit from the absence of travelers from lucrative source markets like neighboring Argentina.
Chile was getting ready for the summer season and the opportunity to recover, at least mildly, from the pandemic. The country had reopened to international air travelers in November while its border crossings with Argentina, Chile’s main inbound market, would begin to reopen in December.
But the Chilean government announced it was postponing the border reopenings scheduled for December 1. All this while the country is holding its presidential election, the results of which could shape the trajectory of the country's tourism industry.
Numerous Chilean tourism bodies, such as the La Asociación Chilena de Empresas de Turismo, are calling on the country's government to simplify the process of entering Chile. Prospective visitors
