Air travel use rises and women predominate among tourists in Foz

The share of air transport in visitor arrivals rose from 42.9% in September 2025 to 53% in August 2026, according to the tourism demand survey of Foz do Iguaçu. Bus travel remained practically stable, moving from 27.3% to 27.7% over the same period.

In terms of gender, women represented 55.1% of the sample in August 2026, while men accounted for 44.1%. In September 2025, those percentages were, respectively, 44.6% and 55.2%.

The most frequent age group was 25 to 44 years, covering 57.9% of respondents, with 29.8% between 35 and 44 years and 28.1% between 25 and 34 years. Regarding education, 74.3% of respondents were enrolled in or had already completed higher education or postgraduate studies.

The revisit rate was 55.6%, indicating that more than half of visitors had been to Foz do Iguaçu before; 44.3% were first-time visitors. The Brazilian waterfalls were cited by 67.6% of respondents as the visited attraction, followed by Paraguayan commerce (61.6%) and Argentine commerce (43.3%).

The research included 537 valid questionnaires and was presented by the municipal tourism secretary, Petterson Gherlandi, and the Itaipu Parquetec tourism director, Yuri Benites, who highlighted the importance of the data for strategic sector planning.

Source: https://www.destino.foz.br/pesquisa-demanda-turistica-foz-do-iguacu-2026