During the winter holidays some 43,000 people went out through the Carrasco Airporta phenomenon that responds to the Economic recovery of the Uruguay, but that compromises the internal tourism sector that obtained a negative balance compared to the number of Uruguayans who traveled abroad.
The economic recovery of Uruguay is good news for citizens who travel more abroad for vacations every day, however, the balance of tourism ended up being negative. In this sense, the income data in the tourism sector between April and June show expenses of almost 480 million dollars, while income is less than 300 million, reaching a negative balance of almost 200 million.
Behind this trend is the important exchange difference with Argentinagenerated by the application of the stocks to the dollar in the neighboring country, which allows Uruguayans to spend by selling the US currency at the parallel rate (Dolar blue), which is almost 95% higher than the official dollar.
Although the products imported in Argentina they are at values close to those registered in Uruguay, measured in dollars, transportation services, gastronomy, hotels, culture and even educational services are available in Argentina at substantially lower prices to Uruguay.
According to the Undersecretary of Tourism, Rowing Monzeglio, In dialogue with Radio Carve, during the first half of July, as part of the winter holidays, 43,000 people left through the Carrasco Airport. “By having the highest income in the region and a purchasing power in dollars that allows us to treat ourselves like traveling, people have gone everywhere,” he explained.
Regarding the Uruguayan exodus to Argentina due to the favorable exchange rate, the Tourism official explained that what they did from the portfolio was to give benefits to the sectors that were affected by this phenomenon. “I feel healthy envy for the Argentine Tourism authorities,” Monzeglio joked.
On the other hand, the official stated that what attracts more and more attention from Uruguay is its economic and political stability, which makes many people choose the country as a place to settle. In this sense, he referred to the project More Cologne (+ Cologne) which has an investment of 500 million dollars.
The project has the support of more than 180 entities such as real estate developerstechnology companies, transportation companies, venture capital funds, educational institutions, and investors, including the more than 30 companies that have already confirmed their interest in co-creating and disembarking in the city that would be finished in 2027.
Source: Ambito
