Foreign visitors engaging in cultural activities in Peru spend US$1,633 and stay for 11 days on average as they explore the Inca country's three regions, the latest Foreign Tourist Profile revealed.
According to the Exports and Tourism Promotion Board's (
PromPeru) study, the average expenditure of overseas visitors interested in cultural tourism was US$88 more than that of an average vacationer.
Out of the total cultural tourists, 51% opted for independent travel and spent US$1,203 on average, while the remaining 49%, with an average expenditure of US$2,081, took a package tour.
Independent visitors spend on accommodation (25%), food (23%),
tourist attraction visits (22%), transport (17%), souvenirs and other travel-related items (11%), among others (2%).
For their part, those who pay for a package tour allocate 86% of their budget to it and the difference is distributed in food, shopping, and other expenses.
In respect to the accommodation type, 44% of tourists stay at a hotel or a three-star inn, whereas 36% prefer three- or four-star hotels, 23% stay in hostels, 15% rest at two-star hotels, and the remaining 11% prefer a campsite.
According to the
2017 Foreign Tourist Profile, 26% of holidaymakers come from the United States. Other source countries are Chile (7%), Argentina (6%), Brazil (6%), Canada (5%), France (5%), Colombia (4%), the United Kingdom (4%), Japan (3%), Australia (3%), and other nations (24%).
Respondents were travelers aged 15 and over who stayed in Peru for at least one night, and whose purpose of travel was for vacation, recreation or leisure.
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Published: 4/24/2019