The long holiday Easter week It will mobilize 1.8 million visitors nationwide, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) estimated. The portfolio projected that this date would generate about US $ 212 million of economic revenues.
“This behavior not only benefits traditional tourist destinations, but also promotes the development of emerging destinations, promoting decentralization and regional economic development,” said the Mincetur.
What will be the most visited destinations?
According to the Mincetur, during this holiday per Holy Week, the most visited places will be Lima, Ica, Cusco, La Libertad, Arequipa, Áncash, San Martín, Cajamarca, Junín, Lambayeque and Ayacucho.
He also said that within the reasons that motivate the choice of these places, they include good weather (59.5%), gastronomy (40, .4%), geographical proximity (23.8%) and the diversity of tourist attractions (16.7%).
Similarly, he pointed out that 67.7% of tourists will travel outside their residence region. 52.5% reported that it will stay in family or friends houses, followed by accommodations of one or two stars.
As for the means of transport, the use of the interprovincial bus (77.1%) will predominate, followed by a private vehicle (11.8%) and plane (5.6%). It should be noted that 88.8% will organize their trip independently, while only 7.1% will acquire tourist packages and 4.1% will hire local tours.
The average hotel occupancy will be 71% and 82% of the accommodations will maintain their rates, while 12% will apply increases of up to 25% due to high demand. 78% of visitors will be national, while 22% will supply abroad.
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