Tag: Punta del Este

• Wednesday, April 20th 2011 - 04:44 UTC

  Uruguay’s booming tourism industry needs “a harbour for cruise vessels”

  

  Uruguay is seriously considering the construction of a harbour for the cruise industry and admits infrastructure is already lacking in many areas for the exponential growth of the tourism industry, which in 2011 could be reaching the targets set out for the five year period 2010/2014.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 05:30 UTC

  Velux 5 Oceans in Punta del Este; Van Liew with Le Pingouin wins third consecutive leg

  

  The US skipper Brad Van Liew won his third consecutive leg in the Velux 5 Oceans race on Tuesday evening pulling into Punta del Este, Uruguay, eight days after rounding Cape Horn in his 60-foot Eco 60 Le Pingouin..

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 02:14 UTC

  World famous solo regatta surprise returns to Uruguay; deterred by violence in Brazil

  

  Velux 5 Oceans. The Ultimate Solo Change is unexpectedly returning to Uruguay after twelve years. The four solo competitors are currently sailing along the South Atlantic and the leading yacht is expected to arrive in Uruguay’s renowned international resort of Punta del Este late Monday.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 01:16 UTC

  Tourism injected record 535 million USD to the Uruguayan economy in January

  

  Foreign tourism in Uruguay during January injected 535 million US dollars to the economy, which is higher than the first two months of a year ago (515 million US dollars), according to the latest release from the Ministry of Tourism.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 14:51 UTC

  Argentina’s first gay-lesbian cruise leaves Buenos Aires December 2011

  

  Argentina’s first official gay ‘Ego’ cruise will leave the port of Buenos Aires December 2011 and will be calling at Uruguay’s capital Montevideo and the international resort of Punta del Este, it was announced by organizers in the Argentine capital.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  Tourist influx to Uruguay during January soars 40%

  

  During January (summer high season) Uruguay received 413.780 tourists, 40% more than a year ago, with the Argentines leading the inflow, according to the latest figures released by Migration Office and the Ministry of Tourism.

• Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 23:56 UTC

  Uruguay’s expects 200 cruise calls and 300.000 visitors

  

  Uruguay expects 200 cruise calls this 2010/2011 season totalling 300.000 visitors between passengers and crewmembers said the country’s Tourism and Sports minister Hector Lescano during the official launching of the cruise season.

• Monday, October 25th 2010 - 20:50 UTC

  Uruguay’s official cruise season begins November 13; 197 calls anticipated

  

  Next November 13 the Holland America Line “Veendam” will be calling in Montevideo with 1.400 passengers signalling the official beginning of the cruise season in Uruguay expected to extend until April 4.

• Thursday, September 30th 2010 - 00:51 UTC

  Latinamerican banks meet in Punta del Este to analyze post-crisis opportunities

  

  More than 1500 participants from the banking world are expected to attend the November assembly of the Latinamerican Federation of banks, Felaban, to be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

• Monday, August 23rd 2010 - 04:52 UTC

  Punta del Este real estate sales reached 1.5 billion USD in 18 months

  

  Sales of real estate in Uruguay’s internationally renowned resort Punta del Este and its area of influence reached almost 1.5 billion US dollars between January first 2009 and the first half of 2010, according to the Tourist Office from the County of Maldonado.