The national month has arrived and many people are already getting ready to celebrate Peru’s 201 years of independence. is that you are National HolidaysUnlike those of 2020 and 2021, they will not have as many restrictions due to the pandemic.
For this reason, the president of the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur), Carlos Canalesexpects the figures in this campaign to reach what was recorded at levels prior to the health crisis.
“Around one and a half million people are expected to mobilize for this season”explained and pointed out that they calculate that US$400 million will move.
For the representative of Canatur, the expectations are better than those in 2021, mainly for places where there is a beach.
“At this time there is a great demand for the northern beaches. Although there is also a high preference for Ayacucho, Arequipa, Cusco and Huancayo”commented.
In this campaign, explained Canales, the majority of people travel by land, so he hopes that there will be no problems with roads closed on those dates.
In that sense, he indicated that they will also be attentive to how the price of fuel moves and the actions of the Executive in that matter, because it could impact the projections for the long weekend.
“ABSOLUTE ABANDONMENT”
Juan Stoessel, from Casa Andina, shares the same position as Carlos Canales on a better performance of this campaign; however, he considered that the Executive is not working as it should to promote the sector.
“This year we have seen an absolute abandonment. If the State was working, we would have a better July 28”, he commented.
He considered that there are government officials who have shown “incompetence”, which has led to stoppages on highways and even airports, as happened, for example, with the strike of air traffic controllers and the repairs in some terminals in the provinces that They took longer than expected.
“Everything that happens in the country and that is related to the conflicts makes the recovery of tourism slower”assured.
While, Tibisay Monsalve, president of the Women’s Association of Executives of Tourism Companies of Peru (AFEET Peru), He stated that a State policy related to tourism is needed.
“The sector not only depends on the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, but also others, such as Transport, Health and other institutions. The owner of the Mincetur does a lot, but the others do not. He takes one step forward but takes four steps back.“, held.
In addition, he pointed out that there is a lot of uncertainty, mainly from Europe and the United States.
knew that
Carlos Canales reported that in the first semester around 700,000 tourists entered Peru.
For this year, it expects between 1.5 million and 1.8 million people from various countries to enter.
He also indicated that domestic tourism could reach 2019 levels next year. Meanwhile, the receptive would only recover between 2024 and 2025.
