Domestic tourism in Peru is expected to grow significantly

The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) projects that during 2022 tourism trips to the interior of the country will exceed 22 million. That would represent an increase of 50.68% over the previous year.

"Domestic tourism in Peru should do better this year than in 2021," said Carlos Canales, president of Canatur.

In total, in 2021, 14.6 million trips were made by national tourists, which helped to provide support to the national tourism industry. The increase in expectations for 2022 is due to the fact that more than 80% of the population is vaccinated.

“That means there is more trust. While many people traveled with the Delta variant despite its mortality, with Omicron, and with more people vaccinated, the situation will change. You have to generate more trust," he explained.

Regarding the inbound tourism in Peru, Canales said that more effort ought to be made in order to promote the arrival of international travelers. If so, the number could be as high as 1.5 million.

In 2021 alone, four hundred thousand tourists from other countries were welcomed. The president of Canatur stated that the reopening of land borders could help exceed that level.

"That (opening the land borders) will allow us to have about 500,000 or 600,000 foreign tourists," he said.

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Machu Picchu, Andina