Tag: Lilian Kechichián

• Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:20 UTC

  Uruguay expects some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season

  

  Uruguay is expecting some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season, which is 30% higher than in 2018/19, while Montevideo has become an exchange port for incoming and outgoing cruise passengers, given its good services and connectivity, announced Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during the official launching of the current season.

• Saturday, December 2nd 2017 - 09:25 UTC

  Uruguay estimates that 2017/18 could be a turning point after several poor cruise seasons

  

  After several seasons of negative growth, 2017/18 looks to be the turning point, with 165 calls, up 15, and 300.000 visitors in Uruguay, (Montevideo and Punta del Este) anticipated Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during the symbolic launching of the season in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 07:12 UTC

  A “flat” cruise season officially begins this week in Montevideo

  

  The 2016/17 cruise season officially begins this week in Uruguay with the arrival of MS Zaandam and Insignia. Zandam belonging to Holland America Line with capacity for 1.432 passengers usually calls several times in Montevideo during the season.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2016 - 10:31 UTC

  Uruguay expects a no-growth cruise season; Buenos Aires port rates discourage companies

  

  Uruguay is expecting some 150 cruise calls this coming season 2016/17 which begins next month and represents some 300.000 visitors, according to Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian who nevertheless admitted that growth prospects are somehow behind schedule because of the high costs of reaching and operating in the port of Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 18:22 UTC

  Uruguay confirms in Argentina incentives for arriving tourists this summer season

  

  The Uruguayan government confirmed on Monday a raft of measures to attract Argentine tourists and compensate the restrictions in Argentina to purchase foreign currency (dollar-clamp) and the 15% retention fund for credit or debit cards operations outside the country.

• Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 02:26 UTC

  Mujica working for more trade agreements and a Mercosur with ‘flexibility’

  

  Uruguay needs “new markets and new partners” and must try to diversify trade with the largest possible number of agreements to make Mercosur more flexible and anticipate the current process in Argentina, said President Jose Mujica.

• Thursday, May 17th 2012 - 10:41 UTC

  “Highly positive” cruise 2011/12 season for Uruguay with 213 vessel calls

  

  As “highly positive” was described the 2011/12 cruise season by Uruguay’s Deputy Tourism minister Lilian Kechichian during the ceremony in the port of Montevideo to receive the last vessel of the season.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

  Uruguay will attend the SeaTrade Cruise industry fair in Miami next week

  

  Uruguay will attend the SeaTrade fair in Miami, the greatest event of the cruise industry scheduled for next March 12/15 at the Miami Convention Centre.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 04:56 UTC

  IDB loan to promote tourism destinations and activities along the River Uruguay

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for 5 million dollars to promote tourism in six Uruguayan departments with the aim of boosting foreign exchange earnings, income, and employment.

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 05:40 UTC

  Uruguay anticipates 230 cruise calls this season from November to May

  

  Uruguay expects a record cruise season beginning November with over 230 calls split between Montevideo and Punta del Este, 80 miles to the east on the Atlantic coast line, according to Deputy Tourism minister Lilian Kechichián.