Mountain guides and cooks will also be included. Subsidy will be channeled through Midis.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Luis Fernando Helguero, announced this morning that in order to counteract its economic impact, the result of the social conflict that has been affecting tourism, the Government will grant an economic subsidy to service providers. tourist services of the Inca Trail.
“We are talking about the tour guides, mountain guides, porters and cooks of the Inca Trail,” said the minister during the presentation of the “With Punche Peru, Tourism” plan.
The senior official also said that the voucher would be channeled through the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS) based on information from the records of Mincetur (tour guides, mountain guides, artisans) and Sernanp (porters and cooks of the Inca Trail).
It should be noted that tourism is still below its pre-pandemic levels, although in 2022 the arrival of international tourists grew 352.2%, an additional flow of 1.6 million tourists to the previous year, compared to 2019, the arrival of international tourists fell 54.0%, a negative flow of 2.4 million tourists.
Source: Larepublica
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