Due to the Labor Day holiday -from April 28 to May 1- Around 635,000 visitors were mobilized nationwidegenerating an economic impact of US$76 million, explained the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
According to the study of the holiday of Labor Day 2023, Metropolitan Lima generated 50% of the flow of trips nationwide. The main reasons for traveling during these dates were: vacations, recreation and leisure (44.2%), visiting relatives and friends (50.2%) and other reasons, such as business, shopping, among others (5.6%) .
Likewise, 12.9% who traveled did so within their own region. For example, in the case of residents of Metropolitan LimaThey moved towards Chancay, Huaral, Huarmey, as well as Cañete and the southern beaches, mainly. While 87.1% moved to more distant destinations, where Cusco, Huaraz, Junín, Cajamarca, Trujillo, among others. The main reasons for selecting the place were the variety of tourist attractions (39.2%), the weather (29.2%) and the recommendations of family or friends (17.3%).
According to the study, 55.3% of the travelers stayed at the home of relatives and/or friends or their own home, while 44.7% had to pay for a hotel and lodging. In addition, the majority traveled by interprovincial bus (52.7%), followed by private car (20.6%) and plane (9.5%).
The Mincetur detailed that, on average, The tourists’ trip was 4 nights and they spent S/452 per person, which was used for transportation, food, accommodation and tourist visits. In the case of La Libertad, the average employability was 49.9%, in Cusco 48.3%, Junín 42.2%, Arequipa 41.8% and Cajamarca 37.8% among others.
Source: Larepublica
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