Tag: Liliam Kechichian

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguay expects some 203 cruise calls this 2019/2020 season

  

  Uruguay is expecting 203 calls this coming 2019/20 cruise season, which represents an 11.6% increase over the previous season. The announcement was done by Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during a conference on the cruise and tourism industry held in the Atlantic seaside of Punta del Este.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 06:50 UTC

  Uruguay expects 172 calls this 2018/19 cruise season, a 24% increase

  

  Uruguay is expecting 172 cruise calls this season, of which 105 in Montevideo and 67 in the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este, representing a 24% increase over the 2017/2018 season. This includes the arrival of three new cruise companies, while two others, Costa and Norwegian have chosen Montevideo for the change of passengers.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:32 UTC

  Uruguay experienced poor 2014/15 cruise season; costs in the region limited vessel calls

  

  The 2014/15 cruise season was not encouraging for Uruguay which reported a drop in the number of vessels calling; passenger landings and money spent by the industry and visitors, according to the official assessment of the season presented by Tourism ministry officials and other government offices involved in the different operations.

• Monday, December 2nd 2013 - 13:21 UTC

  Uruguay admits regional conditions are influencing the number of arrived tourists

  

  Uruguay estimates that the number of arriving tourists to the country by the end of the year will reach 2.830.000, which is 40.000 less than in 2012, but still encouraging given the regional conditions, according to Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian.

• Friday, February 8th 2013 - 00:30 UTC

  Air France returns to Uruguay as of next April with five flights a week

  

  Uruguay seems to be recovering its air connectivity after a rough year that saw the closing down of its flag air carrier Pluna, and the announcement by Spanish airline Iberia that it will cease flights between Montevideo and Madrid as of next April. Iberia is the only European airline currently calling in Uruguay.