I have been interested reading in the past year how several European cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, Rome etc have been changing laws and policies to "increase" the level of tourism, and by this I mean limiting the number of cheap hotels, tacky souvenir stores, attractions and activities that encourage partying and the like. Basically trying to keep the cities from becoming Disneyland-like cities that are unlivable and start a downhill trend of overall quality of offerings. http://www.bbc.com/n...europe-41830304
I work in tourism in Buenos Aires and would argue this phenomenon (going downhill) is happening here though not at the scale of European capitals because of the much lower number of people visiting, but that high inflation combined with many people looking to make a quick buck here and outdated offerings have turned the main tourism areas into low quality attractions that ultimately lead to fewer return tourists and negative word of mouth for the entire city/country. I would give Calle Florida, Caminito and the San Telmo fair as prime examples. While there are lots of great attractions and businesses here for tourists, I worry that the decline in tourists here is due to this and that "high quality" tourists that spend more money at restaurants, lodging and travel services are choosing other destinations that are cooler and have worked to keep quality up.
Do you believe the city should enact any rules like European cities to keep the level of tourism services high? Does Buenos Aires have the luxury economically to do controls like this? If so, what ideas do you have?
I work in tourism in Buenos Aires and would argue this phenomenon (going downhill) is happening here though not at the scale of European capitals because of the much lower number of people visiting, but that high inflation combined with many people looking to make a quick buck here and outdated offerings have turned the main tourism areas into low quality attractions that ultimately lead to fewer return tourists and negative word of mouth for the entire city/country. I would give Calle Florida, Caminito and the San Telmo fair as prime examples. While there are lots of great attractions and businesses here for tourists, I worry that the decline in tourists here is due to this and that "high quality" tourists that spend more money at restaurants, lodging and travel services are choosing other destinations that are cooler and have worked to keep quality up.
Do you believe the city should enact any rules like European cities to keep the level of tourism services high? Does Buenos Aires have the luxury economically to do controls like this? If so, what ideas do you have?