Tag: Punta del Este

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 19:36 UTC

  The three Ms attracting Argentines fed up with the uncertainty of their country

  

  Argentines fed up with political instability, financial disorder, pandemic restrictions and growing taxes in their country are in increasing numbers moving or thinking about a new residence and have a preference for one of three Ms.

• Friday, October 15th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  IDB 2022 Annual Assembly to be held in Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold its 2022 annual meeting of governors between March 17 and 20, 2022 at the most exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este, it was announced this week in Washington DC.

• Thursday, September 2nd 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas returning to Uruguay in less than two weeks

  

  Flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas is to resume services to Uruguay after 18 months as of September 14, it was announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Uruguayan Mayor expectant on return of Argentine tourists

  

  Enrique Antía, Mayor of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado where the elite Punta del Este beach resort is located Tuesday warned of actions by the Buenos Aires Government of President Alberto Fernández to persuade vacationers against travelling abroad next Summer.

• Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine private plane falls down on approach to Punta del Este killing two

  

  An Argentine-registered single-engined aircraft fell Sunday in the Sierras de las Ánimas, in the Uruguayan department of Maldonado, near Punta del Este. Both occupants died.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 21:15 UTC

  Cruise industry interested in returning to Uruguay for the 2021/22 season

  

  Uruguay has received over 200 requests for cruise vessels to call in Montevideo and Punta del Este for the coming 2021/22 season, (October/March), according to reports in the local media. Of the 200, 140 requests are for Montevideo and 60 for the international seaside resort of Punta del Este.

• Monday, April 5th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Orcas sighted off Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este

  

  The Uruguayan large-circulation daily El País has reported the sighting of orcas off the coast of Punta del Este.

• 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.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 20:37 UTC

  Google data center project in Uruguay under way

  

  Google plans to build a data centre for storage and server management within Uruguay's Science Park in the Canelones area, it was announced. It will be Google's second such facility in Latin America, the other one being in Chile.

• 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.