Peru's Tourism Sector Sees Resilience in 2023 Despite Global Economic Challenges

Strategic Insights -

Despite a challenging year globally, Peru's tourism sector has shown resilience, with expected arrivals of 2.5 million foreign tourists and over 37 million domestic trips in 2023. The National Strategic Plan for Tourism (Pentur) plays a crucial role in the sector's planning and development, promoting coordination between the public and private sectors. The plan's success is reflected in the generation of over 1.2 million jobs, mainly in regional areas.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Juan Carlos Mathews, highlighted the importance of the National Strategic Plan for Tourism (Pentur) as a tool for medium and long-term planning in the sector.
  • The Pentur promotes and serves as a basis for Regional Strategic Tourism Plans (Pertur), which are developed through a consensual process between the public and private sectors.
  • Over 1.2 million jobs are generated in the tourism sector, mainly in regional areas.
  • Regional Strategic Tourism Plans (Pertur) are a coordinated and participatory process under the guidelines of Mincetur.
  • The regional governments, through the Dircetur and Gercetur, are responsible for monitoring and measuring Pertur indicators through technical reports and annual follow-up matrices.
  • Synergies with other sectors are crucial for consolidating tourist destinations in regions.
  • Minister Juan Carlos Mathews emphasized the sector's resilience and positive results in its reactivation process.
  • Deputy Minister Madeleine Burns highlighted the importance of Regional Strategic Tourism Plans for the regions and the country.

Statistics:

  • Expected arrivals of 2.5 million foreign tourists in 2023.
  • Over 37 million domestic trips in 2023.
  • Over 1.2 million jobs generated in the tourism sector.
  • Tourism sector sees positive results in its reactivation process.
  • Regional cooperation and coordination play a vital role in the success of the Pentur.
  • Pertur implementation results in a series of goals, reinforcing the commitment of tourism actors.

Sources:

  • Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Juan Carlos Mathews, and his team.