Rio de Janeiro confirms his reputation for expensive city

Research International Prices of Hotel Management, published by Embratur confirmed an old complaint of tourists. Especially in the last two to three years. The city is getting expensive, driving away tourists and making room for the discovery of new destinations, new routes. According to data collected from December 2012 to March 2013, presented by the national government, the city is the third more expensive on the world,  only behind in terms of price for Miami in the United States, and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, leaving behind cities like New York, Cancun, Madrid and Paris.

For right now, there will be numerous villains for such development, which help to undermine the tourist flow. Some concrete examples begin to signal the effects of high, like the fall flow of tourists in the International Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim - Galeão in the first quarter of this year. It was the only airport among the four largest in the country, with decrease of tourists, even during the Carnival. Airlines, such as TAM, are suspending direct flights between the state capital and some European cities like Paris and Frankfurt. Likewise, cruise companies have announced the reduction of moorings in Rio de Janeiro, preferring Uruguayan and Argentinean cities.

The president of the Brazilian Association of Hotels (ABIH), Enrico Fermi, admitted that the rates are high, blaming taxes. For him, the price reflects the high tax burden in the country, one of the world's largest and unfavorable environment. The president of the Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies (ABAV), Edmar Bull recalled that the country suffers from a lack of infrastructure and warned that if Thoughtful to bring an event to the Northeast, will suffer from the lack of air mesh.

The Embratur response was quick. The chairman of the board, Flávio Dino, said there will be no government intervention in the market and reiterated that within the disclosure policy of the country, the bid for the reopening of 13 Brazilian Tourism Offices (EBTs) are in the analysis phase of proposals . There will be two in South America: Buenos Aires and Lima, three in North America: New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, seven in Europe: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Lisbon and London, and one in Asia: Tokyo .

We must wait to see the next chapters of this fight, which ends up compromising the policy of tourism development in the state. It's time to call the segment and try to find ways that lead back tourists to the Wonderful City.