Proinversión reported that the implementation and start-up of the project ‘Improvement of public tourist services of the Choquequirao archaeological park’ will encourage the arrival of more than 1.2 million tourists per year to the place. Today only 8,000 people visit it annually. The demand from these visitors will boost the tourism industry and related activities […]
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Mincetur: Peruvian exports reach a growth of 6% in the month of July
Peruvian shipments abroad reached US$4,998 million during the seventh month of the year, a value 6% higher than in July 2022, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). Despite the slight drop of -0.2% registered in the accumulated period from January to July of this year, an increase is […]
United Kingdom: each British tourist would spend US$2,000 on their visit to Peru, Mincetur estimates
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Juan Carlos Matthewspointed out that each tourist from the United Kingdom could invest about US$2,000 to choose Peru as their destination, for at least two weeks. During the launch ceremony of a new air route that will specify, starting December 1, up to 5 weekly trips between Lima […]
Mincetur: Domestic tourism would grow 25% this year
Inbound tourism during 2023 would experience a growth of 10%. This would occur despite the challenges associated with social conflict and the climatic phenomena at the beginning of the year, according to Juan Carlos Mathews, head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). “Before the pandemic we registered receptive tourism between 4.3 million […]
Spending of national tourists rose S/150 in the last 5 years
Although the arrival of foreign tourists to Peru is very important, since each visitor spends an average of US$1,025 —in the first quarter— during their stay, according to Comex Perunational travelers are key to the reactivation of this sector after the pandemic, since they take about a month to plan their trips. “Now there are […]
Direct flights between London and Lima will boost the arrival of tourists
After last year the United Kingdom eliminated the visa requirement for Peruvians to enter this territory, last Thursday LATAM Airlines Peru officially announced the launch of its direct flights between Lima and London, marking a milestone in its operational history. These flights are scheduled to start on Friday, December 1 and will take place five […]
Mincetur: 12 regions increased their exports in the first half of 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that, after the first six months of 2023, a total of 12 regions in the interior of the country managed to increase their exports. According to said entity, the regions that grew the most are in the south and center of the country: MOquegua (+147%), Pasco […]
Mincetur: Internationalization Support Program co-finances 33 projects from 8 regions
He Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) published the list of new beneficiary companies of the Internationalization Support Program (PAI), an initiative that will co-finance the internationalization projects of exporting or potential exporting MSMEs that were selected and met the application requirements. In total there are 33 winning projects from eight regions of the […]
Mincetur: Peruvian exports to India would rise up to 8% with FTA
Peruvian exports to India would rise up to 8%, if the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries is finalized, as confirmed to this medium by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). The holder of this portfolio, Juan Carlos Mathews, specified that it is still too soon to have an official estimate […]
Mincetur: non-traditional exports grew 3.3% in the first half of 2023
He Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that, between January and June 2023, sales of non-traditional goods (NT) grew 3.3% compared to what was registered in the same period last year. This result has been the product of higher sales of non-metallic minerals (+58.1%), hydrobiological products (+30.7%) and agricultural products (+5.9%). “The non-traditional […]