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Article: Brazil: Real devaluation grows domestic tourism.
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- South American Business Information
- Article date:
- June 8, 1999
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Brazilian travel agencies informed that the northeastern region of the country is again the local tourists' 1st option for the July vacations. Over the past 5 years, those agencies added, the tourists' preferencewas for Disney World and Miami in the US. Tia Augusta Turismo created a new department to deal with national travel programs, which previously represented a minor share of the global turnover. Until yesterday, Tia Augusta Turismo signed 1,000 travel contracts, of which 80% to Porto Seguro, State of Bahia. On the other hand, international travel sales fell 45% in comparison with 1998. Dimensao Turismo disclosed that national travel contracts for next July ...