By: Susana Condado
The Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism (Promperú) announced, after its participation in the Routes Americas 2024 aerocommercial forum in Bogotá, the upcoming opening of new air routes to and from Argentina, Brazil and El Salvador.
The air connectivity that aims to expand in Peru in the short term represents a great opportunity for tourism and to attract new investments. Regarding the Central American market, Avianca confirmed the start of operation of its Lima – San Salvador (El Salvador) flight since June of this year with three weekly frequencies. In turn, it is planned to increase connectivity with San José, Costa Rica and other areas of the Caribbean by 2025.
“We have noticed a high interest, on the part of the airlines, in the progress and unblocking of infrastructure investment projects such as the expansion of the Jorge Chávez International Airport, the construction of the Chinchero international airport (Cusco) and the beginning of the operations of the Port of Chancay, because the implementation of this infrastructure will boost activity and business in various economic sectors, and will improve connectivity for tourists,” said Angélica Matsuda, executive president of PROMPERÚ.
In addition, the possibility of opening new direct routes from Lima to Washington, Orlando and Chicago was addressed, and increasing the offer of seats and frequencies with direct flights and connections to and from Canada. Likewise, there is interest on the part of Middle Eastern airlines to initiate direct connectivity with Peru.
Data:
According to Mincetur figures, during 2023, 130,760 Brazilian tourists visited Peru, while 99,048 Argentine tourists did the same. These numbers represent 5.2% and 3.9% of the total tourists who visited our country that year, respectively.
Brazil and Argentina were the sixth and eighth countries with the highest number of citizens visiting Peru in 2023, respectively.
Source: Larepublica
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