Foreign tourists spent $70 million in Uruguay last year

Uruguay’s hospitality industry chalked up roughly $70 million worth of revenue for the national economy as a result of 308,798 foreign trekkers that visited the country in the twelve-month stretch, the National Tourism Department (SENATUR) informed this week.

Closing figures available through December 20 reported a final tally of $69.5 million with daily spending hovering around $186.5 per tourist.

SENATUR also logged a grand total of 30,244 business travelers that entered Uruguay between January and November, with expenditures ranging from $8.5 to $9 million, while domestic trippers chipped in approximately $40 million for their own national economy.