| Ministerio de Turismo | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 24 December 1986 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Uruguay |
| Headquarters | Montevideo |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
The Ministry of Tourism (Spanish: Ministerio de Turismo, MINTUR) of Uruguay is a ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for guiding, stimulating, promoting, regulating, researching and controlling tourism and activities and services directly related to it. It is also responsible for generating the conditions for Tourism to be accessible, planning the development of training and training in this economic activity, and promoting the development of infrastructure and accessibility conditions. This department of government promotes in the tourist activity the approaches of gender, ethnic-racial, sexual diversity, disability.[1]
The Ministry is headquartered in the Rambla 25 De Agosto in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo. The current Minister of Tourism is Tabaré Viera, who has held the position since August 23, 2021.[2] Tourism is the second most important economic activity in the country, after livestock. The Ministry acts under the motto "Uruguay Natural".
- ^ "Cometidos del Ministerio de Turismo".
- ^ Observador, El. "Tabaré Viera, el exintendente "conciliador" que estará al frente del Ministerio de Turismo". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-09-05.