Peru will lose US$250 million for requiring visas for Mexican tourists, according to Apotur

Through the Foreign Ministry, the Government of Dina Boluarte announced that Mexicans who decide to enter Peru must present a visa from next April 20 – in response to what was established by the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

This measure would go directly against the reactivation of incoming tourism in Peru, if it is taken into account that in the first quarter of the year 10,763 Mexican visitors were registered. This figure was surpassed by the United States, Argentina and Spain, according to the Peruvian Association of Receptive and Internal Tourism Operators (Apotur).

The union expressed its concern because The expected growth for inbound tourism in 2024 would be affected, which was equivalent to 75% of the income we had in 2019.. Before the pandemic, 128,829 Mexicans were received, so they estimate a hit of approximately US$250 million.

Let us remember that the Government of Mexico, in its desire to regulate the arrival of Peruvian citizens heading to the border with the United States, has imposed the need to request a visa for those who do not have the visa of the North American giant, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom. United Kingdom or other countries of the Schengen community.

The Foreign Ministry announced that this decision is made in response to the announcement by the Government of Mexico – which requires a temporary visa for Peruvian citizens who visit their country – and following the principle of reciprocity, a fundamental rule in the relationship between sovereign States.