In total, 309,570 citizens arrived from Argentina, according to the report of the statistics department of the National Immigration Directorate, to which Ámbito had access. That implies 49.50% of the 625,360 visitors who arrived between December 20, 2024 and until last Monday the 13th.
The figure represents an average daily income of 12,383 people from the country he presides over. Javier Milei and is well above the figures from the previous season.
When analyzing the data published between December 22, 2023 and January 14, 2024, a period similar to the current one, it is observed that Argentine visitors in Uruguay There were 217,930. In comparison, the current figure is 42% higher.
In fact, the almost 310,000 admissions from the neighboring country exceed those of the entire month of January 2024, when that figure reached 264,125, according to data from the Mintur Smart Tourism Observatory.
What’s behind the Argentinian boom?
The contrast between the arrival of Argentines is due to several factors, but the main one is the strong reduction in price gap between both countries, which was reduced to 21.7% in November, according to the latest data from the Border Price Indicator of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU).
The appreciation of argentine peso and the smaller gap between the official exchange rate and the blue dollar coincided with the depreciation of the Uruguayan peso in the last year, which was reflected in a significant drop in the exchange difference, which went from its historical maximum of 180.2% in September 2023 to its current state, the lowest in six and a half years.
In this way, the previous season was marked by the Uruguayan exodus to carry out shopping tourism, while the current summer is marked by the arrival of Argentines, who feel much less the difference between vacationing on one side of the country or the other. River Plate.
Another incentive for the inhabitants of the neighboring country is the end of the Tax for an Inclusive and Solidarity Argentina (PAIS), which added 30% to the value of the official exchange rate and made expenses incurred abroad more expensive for Argentines.
The return of Uruguayans, Brazil on the podium and the United States consolidates
When analyzing the Migration data, it can be seen that behind the Argentine visits appears the return of Uruguayans, with 177,194 admissions in the last 25 days, representing 28.33% of the total.
In third place was Brazil, with 60,056 visitors (9.60%), a figure lower than last year that can be linked to the depreciation of the real and the predictability of fewer tourists from the neighboring country.
Fourth appears USA, with 11,873 visitors (1.90%), consolidating itself behind the podium at a historical level. Behind them appear the arrivals from Paraguay, which were 9,958 (1.59%), Chili, 6,509 (1.04), Spain, 4,737 (0.76%), Colombia, 4,253 (0.68%), Venezuela, 4,101 (0.66%) and the sum of other nationalities, 37,109 (5.93%).
Regarding the entry routes, the most notable points were Paysandu (125,578 visitors), Cologne (114,638) and Fray Bentos (112,050), followed by Carrasco International Airport (78,299), Leap (60,038), the Port of Montevideo (34.144), Chuy (25.266), Rivera (24.247), Rio Branco (19,129) and other places (31,971).
Domestic tourism on the rise
In addition to the good data on inbound tourism, we add the recently reported data on Uruguayan travel within the country, ratified days ago by the Minister of Tourism, Eduardo Sanguinetti.
The leader indicated that an increase of between 30% and 40% of the domestic tourism so far this summer. “This means that many more Uruguayans are encouraged to visit destinations in our country,” Sanguinetti highlighted.
Along the same lines, the minister pointed out that there are days with 100% occupancy in destinations such as Soriano, Mercedes, Paysandú, Salto, Rivera, Colonia, Maldonado and Rocha, highlighting that there is “a very important influx of tourists that is also reflected in spending.”
Source: Ambito
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