The Argentines They lead the first month of a season in Uruguay that began with the right foot, especially with respect to last year: 264,125 tourists from the neighboring country arrived, which marked a 65% growth in the year -on -year comparison.
The Uruguayan season is being characterized by the return of the Argentines: with the reduction of the exchange difference and one Price gap which closed to the historical minimum of six and a half years (21.7%), this side of the Rio de la Plata It is again an accessible destination for tourists in the neighboring country.
They are no longer only estimates or perceptions, but concrete data. According to the figures of the National Migration Directorate (DNM)between December 20 and January 20, a total of 831,330 tourists entered the country, of which 435,620 (52.4%) were Argentines, followed by the non -resident Uruguayans (229,780) and by the Brazilians (69,697).
If only January is considered, the data of the Smart Tourism Observatory of the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) indicate that there were 264,125 Argentines who chose Uruguay For vacation. Compared to the same month last year, the increase is 65%. A significant growth in itself, and even more so if it is related to the entry of Brazilians, which in 2023 was important and that this year maintained stability, with 63,390 tourists from the northern country in total, just above the previous record.
These are followed by Americans (13,979), Paraguayans (12,355), Chileans (8,560), Spaniards (5,724), Colombians (5,036), Venezuelans (4,732) and other nationalities without mentioning, with 45,829 entries.
The expenditure of the Argentines
The growth of the arrival of Argentine tourists It has already been observed, mainly, from the second semester of 2024 – in a very close relationship with the reduction of the price gap between the two countries. Thus, in the first half of the year there was a decrease of 8.4%, while in the second, an increase of 21.7%.
In parallel, the spent From the tourists of the neighboring country, it increased 15% in the “end -to -end” measurement, and reached 923 million dollars. If it is considered only from July to December, the increase was 35%.
This behavior was also observed during the first half of the year: in the first fifteen days of January, the Argentines represented 49.5% of tourists who arrived at Uruguay, and the operators especially highlighted the increase in spending. “We managed to recover the Argentine public, both in quality, as in quantity,” said the general director of Tourism of Maldonado, Martín Laventureto Scope.
Source: Ambito