Aerolineas Argentinas? Visas And Paying In Cash

[ajoknoblauch]

With all due respect, the US requires visitors to do the same thing and the process is a million times worse. The reciprocity fee seems like a crybaby tactic, but I guess what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

I agree that the US is far worse in these matters, but that doesn't mean it's a good policy for Argentina (or Chile, or Bolivia, or Brazil for that matter). At best, for a family of four on vacation, it diverts US$640 in spending from the private sector to the government (which, of course, may be part of the idea). At worst, it deters visitors from coming (as it clearly does in the US). It especially deters travelers who, though they may be budget backpackers today, could return as affluent professionals in five or ten years. That, of course, would require longer-term thinking on the part of the current government, who would find it pointless to leave such a legacy for their successors.