Great success for the incoming tourism in Peru, which in the months between January and May 2024 recorded the arrival of 1,290,087 international visitors, marking a growth of as much as 52.8% compared to the same period of the previous year, certainly a figure that represents an absolute exploit for the Andean country.
These very successful data have been provided by Mincetur, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, which looks at the current year with two significan scenarios, the first with a projection of 3.5 million visitors from abroad arriving in the country, the second looking with optimism to have a goal of reaching 4.4 million international tourists.
According to the analysis of the data available, Mincetur also informed the data about the main markets of international tourists who visited the country.
Chile with 309.000 tourists and a 23.9% increase compared to 2023 leads the ranking followed by the United States of America with 234.000 visitors and 18.2% more than in 2023, in third position is Ecuador with 111.000 tourists and an 8.6% increase compared to the previous year.
Following in the ranking there are other Latin American countries such as Bolivia with 74.000 tourists and an increase of 5.8% compared to 2023, Brazil with 69.000 visitors and a growth of 5.4% compared to 2023 and in sixth place Colombia with 65.000 tourists and an increase of 5% more than 2023.
The Ministry reported that geographical proximity, cultural and commercial ties and ease of transport have played an important role in receiving significant flows of tourism from Latin American countries based on key factors influencing this behavior.
The regional blockade with reference to arrivals from other South American countries represents the 53% with 684.000 tourists arriving on Peruvian soil.
North America occupies the second position with 303,000 tourists (23.5%), followed by Europe with 207,000 tourists (16%) and Asia (4.1%).
As far as the entry of international tourists into Peruvian through immigration checkpoints is concerned, Jorge Chávez International Airport stands out with a total of 815.000 international tourists, marking a 63.2% of the total incoming.
This was followed by the Border of Santa Rosa de Tacna, which recorded the entry of 235.000 tourists equal to 18.2%, the Binational Border Service Center of Tumbes with 90.000 tourists representing the 7% while the Desaguadero/Carancas/CEBAF Border Control Post of Puno recorded 69.000 incoming tourists equal to a 5.4%
Link : https://www.expreso.info/noticias/internacional/100956_hasta_mayo_llegaron_al_peru_mas_de_12m_de_turistas_extranjeros
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