Lima, Peru | Saturday 04 July 2009 02:14 | | |

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British chain Orient-Express Hotels Trains & Cruises announced that in August it will start the construction of a five-star hotel project in Las Nazarenas Convent in Cusco, with an investment of US $ 14 million dollars.
Sol & Luna Lodge & Spa boutique resort hotel is investing US $ 5 million dollars in the expansion of its hotel located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Urubamba province (Cusco).
Local tourist guides Saul Ceron (Arequipa) and Mario Tapia Meza (Ollantaytambo) were the winners of a worldwide competition run by Leaplocal.org.
Star Peru General Manager, Roman Kasianov, considered that there is still room in the Peruvian market to reduce air fares, but an appropriate strategy is required.
Approximately 70 thousand tourists have arrived in Arequipa since January 2009, a similar figure to the same period last year, reported Rocío Cervantes, manager Regional Foreign Trade and Tourism.
Revenues from tourism along the Amazonía - Andes - Pacífico International Route connecting Peru and Brazil could reach US $ 225 million dollars by 2010, according with the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae).
At least 2 or 3 five-star hotels will be built this year in the department of Puno, southern Peru, reported the president of the Chamber of Hotels of Puno, Sandro Delgado Valer.
Barranco, a traditional Limean district known by its artistic and cultural scene, has recently opened its own city tour, in a "Mirabús" managed by CitySightseeing Lima.
The 30% drop in travel packages' prices (for domestic and foreign destinations), due to the international crisis, is one of the principal reasons why Peruvians are travelling more often, said today Nuevo Mundo Viajes, a Nuevo Mundo Group's travel agency.
Tourism in Colca Valley grew 25% in April compared to the same month in 2008, announced the Colca Autonomous Authority (AutoColca), which manages this touristic spot located in Caylloma, Arequipa.
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