On the National Holidays (from July 28 to 30) around one million tourists will be mobilized throughout the country, which will generate an economic impact of more than US$ 100 million, projected the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Robert Sanchez.
He indicated that these figures are the result of a study prepared by the General Directorate of Research and Studies on Tourism and Crafts of the mincetur.
Preferred destinations
According to the research, 70.2% of those surveyed would travel to regions other than their origin and 29.8% would make visits within their own region.
The busiest regions would be Lima (33.6%), Ica (10.3%), Piura (9.5%), Junín (8.7%), Arequipa (5.1%), Cajamarca (4.5%) and Loreto (3.8%).
In addition, the report indicated that tourists on this holiday would spend an average of S / 455 per person, with an average stay of four nights.
About the trip
Regarding the characteristics of the trip, mincetur specified that the main reasons would be for vacations (54.7%) and to visit family or friends (38.8%).
He added that among those who stated that they would travel for vacations/recreation, the majority indicated that the main reason for said decision was “the good climate” of the destination, being a “well-known destination” and the “tourist attractions” of the place.
Regarding the travel group, 39.4% of those surveyed indicated that they would travel as a direct family group, 22% as a couple, 18.8% would travel alone, 13.7% with friends or relatives without children, 5.4% with friends or relatives with children, and 0.7% others.
Regarding the use of the means of transport, 56.4% would use the interprovincial bus, 22.5% by plane, 7.5% own vehicle, 4.4% private mobility of a family member or friend, 4.4% minivan or tourist agency bus, the 4.8% others.
Likewise, the most used type of accommodation would be the house of relatives and/or friends (56.6%), followed by the hostel (16.2%), one or two-star hotel (10.3%), paid lodging house (5.7%) and three-star hotel (5.7%), among others.
Finally, in the case of travel modality, 78.3% would do it on their own, 16.9% with a tourist package from an agency and 4.8% would buy a tour in the place visited.
