A luxury Japanese vessel, the Asuka II, left closed the 2011-2012 cruise season in Argentina’s capital, which again recorded a record of arrivals of travelers through this mode, adding 425 000 cruise passengers in the period, 22, 5% more than last year.
During the season ends so well, and according to a survey by the Entity of Tourism
of Buenos Aires, 19% of cruise passengers received were residents of Argentina, and 81% were foreign visitors. Of the foreigners, 49.9% came from neighboring countries and 26.1% from Europe, while otro14, 8% came from the United States and 6.4% ofother American countries.
An article in Clarin newspaper cited statements by Hernán Lombardi, president of the Ente Turismo and Minister of Culture of Buenos Aires, notes that these results in increasing in cruisers as landfalls are part of a global trend and should continue in future immediately.
In that sense, for the 2012-2013 season is 
estimated that landed in Buenos Aires about 500 thousand cruise passengers as they are already confirmed 168 recreational boat arrivals in the city.
Also highlight local tourist authorities that the cruise industry is a significant economic impact on the economy of Buenos Aires, because it generates a lot of movement and brings significant revenues from spending by cruise passengers.
In fact, the rise of this industry has been so strong in recent years in Buenos Aires that ledto that have attacked in 2011 an investment of over $ 25 million to remodel the terminal fully Quinquela Martin, specially devoted to this activity .
