The sightseeing He still does not see “the light at the end of the tunnel” in this social crisis and, on the contrary, everything is dark for this sector. Hotels, for example, only have 20% occupancy as a result of protests, roadblocks and airport closures, said the general manager of the Sociedad Hoteles del Perú (SHP), Tibisay Monsalve.
In years prior to the pandemic, during January, these spaces exceeded 50% of occupied rooms; however, the conflict changed the whole picture.
“Since October Peru began to leave the tourist map; It no longer appears in the package sales catalogs that they have in other countries, ”he warned in statements to Peru21.
This situation, he warned, can lead to the loss of up to 50% of the jobs promoted by the sector. “Hotels are evaluating whether to close or reduce staff, which would bring us back to what the pandemic was like,” she added.
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He indicated that within the tourism sector there are items that are hit the hardest, such as artisans, guides and even restaurants; however, there is no solution in this regard.
“The strikers don’t care if there is tourism or not, but the government should take action to get out of this crisis, not only because of the sector, but because of the country’s economy that is being destroyed,” he stressed.
DATA
According to Apavit, social conflicts have generated that today 90% of reservations made by foreigners are canceled until May.
Between 2020 and 2021, five million direct and indirect jobs were lost in the tourism sector.
