Punta del Este was the most visited resort in July, according to data from the Smart Tourism Observatory of the Ministry of Tourism.
July It is an important month for the tourism sector of Uruguay, mainly due to the movements that occur within the framework of the winter holidays, not only nationally but also in neighboring countries. In this sense, the 19 departments of the country added a total of 4,961,793 entries of Uruguayans or foreigners living within Uruguay, According to data collected by the Tourism Observatory Smart Ministry of Tourism.
If we consider the number of people who made that number of entries – understanding an entry as each time a person visits a department on different days – there were 880,597 Uruguayans who visited some place in the country during July. As for the most visited locations, the list was headed by East Point with 123,896 visits, followed by Piriapolis (101,365), Chuy (67,847), Colonia del Sacramento (62,317) and Devil’s Point (50,808).
Also, according to the Ministry of Tourism, Montevideo was the department from which the most local tourists left: in total, people from the capital represented 44.55% of internal tourism in July. Cannelloni, Meanwhile, another 22.13% came out, and from Maldonado, 7.01%. They are followed by Saint Joseph (4.06%), Cologne (3.69%), Paysandú (3.09%), Tacuarembo (2.99%), Florida (2.88%), Soriano (2.86%), Rocha (2.83%), Leap (2.61%), Lavalleja (2.45%), Peach (2.41%), Thirty Three (2.07%), Long Hill (1.91%), Black River (1.87%), Rivera (1.85%), Artigas (1.82%) and finally Flowers (1.05%).
On the other hand, the days in which the most visits to the Uruguayan departments were recorded during the month of July were the 6th (226,879), 7th (205,034), 20th (204,951), 27th (198,696), 13th (198,641), 5th (192,642), 14th (189,928), 21st (186,570) and finally the 28th (183,463).
Other data from the Ministry of Tourism
In July, more women than men travelled around the country, although there was not a very significant difference: 51% of local tourists were women, while 49% were men.
Regarding the age group Of the Uruguayans who visited the various departments of the country, people between 18 and 29 years old represent 24% of tourists. This age group is followed by those aged 30 to 39 (21%), 40 to 49 (19%), 50 to 59 (17%), 60 to 69 (12%), 70 to 79 (7%) and finally 80 years and older (3%), according to the Observatory of Intelligent Tourism of the Ministry of Tourism.
As for the average stay Among local tourists, the average stay was four days, while the average number of overnight stays was three nights, according to official data.
Source: Ambito
