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Articles tagged “argentina”

Online Travel

Latin America’s Despegar Will Have to Navigate Coronavirus Currency Impact

Coronavirus has caused turmoil in the global financial markets, which has devalued several key currencies and made foreign trips costlier. But devaluation may also make potential acquisition targets cheaper for Despegar, the region's largest online travel agency.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago

Latin America’s Despegar Will Have to Navigate Coronavirus Currency Impact

Online Travel

Despegar Surfs Rising Wave of Mobile Travel Bookings in Latin America

The Argentine economic crisis continues to drag on Despegar, but the online travel agency's continuous investment in mobile is setting it up for long-term growth across the continent.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Despegar Surfs Rising Wave of Mobile Travel Bookings in Latin America

Airlines

Cheaper Flights Come to Argentina Even as the Economy Continues to Struggle

Argentina’s tough economic situation has been characterized by devalued currency and rising consumer prices. But at the same time, other factors have led to the introduction of cheaper airfares and more players in the airline market. That's good for travelers.

Kristin Majcher, Skift | 6 years ago

Cheaper Flights Come to Argentina Even as the Economy Continues to Struggle

Travel Booking

MakeMyTrip and Despegar Make Localization a Key Competitive Advantage

Does Expedia or Booking have the energy to launch their booking apps in four local Indian dialects? Maybe not, but MakeMyTrip does, and that local effort matters.

Seth Borko, Skift Research | 6 years ago

MakeMyTrip and Despegar Make Localization a Key Competitive Advantage

Tourism

Interview: Argentina Tourism Minister Dreams of Visa Free Travel Across the Region

Argentina is breaking from the past and hopes that its diversity of offerings attracts new types of travelers. The tourism minister comes from the private sector and he's bringing new energy into tourism promotion efforts.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 6 years ago

Interview: Argentina Tourism Minister Dreams of Visa Free Travel Across the Region

Business Travel

Flight Centre Invests $7 Million for Stake in Leading Argentinian Booking Site

Can a legacy brand like Flight Centre really transform itself and get more digital and global? The company is making the investments and acquisitions in people and technology to do so. Will the strategy be successful? It will take a few years to find out.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Flight Centre Invests $7 Million for Stake in Leading Argentinian Booking Site

Airlines

Argentina Sues Management Team Behind Airline It Nationalized

Aerolineas Argentinas has long been a terrible airline, and Argentina was foolish for nationalizing such a terrible asset.

Skift | 9 years ago

Argentina Sues Management Team Behind Airline It Nationalized

Tourism

Interview: Why Argentina Is Looking Online for Tourism Growth

It can be difficult to get the positive message about Argentina's natural and cultural assets out as long as its political troubles take up the majority of global headlines shifting perceptions of the country.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Why Argentina Is Looking Online for Tourism Growth

Online Travel

Largest Latin America Travel Agency Despegar Gets a Reprieve

Despegar's statement doesn't say it will begin paying local taxes in Argentina -- or how much -- but its actions give Latin America's largest travel agency some breathing room to work out a settlement.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Largest Latin America Travel Agency Despegar Gets a Reprieve

Tourism

Argentina Makes it More Difficult for its Citizens to Shop on Vacation

President Kirchner's new financial policies should look to her previous ones -- and do just the opposite.

Charlie Devereux, Bloomberg | 10 years ago