Amadeus reports strong interest for travels to Brazil following visa restriction elimination

15 April, 2019

IATA country director Brazil Dany Oliveira, via his personal LinkedIn account, announced (13-Apr-2019) Amadeus data suggest that foreigners' interest in Brazil is continuously increasing after the elimination of visa requirements. US bookings increased 53% year-on-year for Jun-2019 and 97% for Jul-2019. Canada bookings increased 86% for Jun-2019 and 135% for Aug-2019. As previously reported by CAPA, the Brazilian Government issued a decree which eliminates the need for visas for citizens from Australia, Canada, Japan and US.