Regional Inequalities in the Peruvian Tourist Industry

Investigations dealing with the spatial distribution of tourists and tourism services within developing countries are few. This paper offers an original analysis of the regional distribution of international and domestic tourism in Peru using a range of up-to-date Department and provincial data base...

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Published in:The Geographical journal 1999-03, Vol.165 (1), p.47-61
Main Authors: O'Hare, Greg, Barrett, Hazel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air transportation industry
America
Andes. Andean States
Bgi / Prodig
Countries
Developing countries
Economic resources
Gross domestic product
Hotels
Industry
Inequality
Natural resources
Peru
Quotients
Regional disparities
Regions
Spatial dimension
Tourism
Tourist trade
World Bank
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Summary:Investigations dealing with the spatial distribution of tourists and tourism services within developing countries are few. This paper offers an original analysis of the regional distribution of international and domestic tourism in Peru using a range of up-to-date Department and provincial data bases. International tourist distributions more than domestic tourist distributions are shown to be highly concentrated (and persistent) in a relatively small number of Departments and locations. Such concentration is linked to complex regional variations in tourism attractions, transport access, basic tourism services and government regional promotion of the industry. Analyses show that tourism, particularly the hotel and restaurant sector, brings important benefits to the regions of Peru in terms of GDP and employment creation. However, a regional distribution analysis of hotels and restaurants shows that the industry is benefiting the already better-off Departments rather than the poorer ones. Current investment patterns and government laissez faire policies would indicate that there is unlikely to be any sign of diffusion or dispersal of the tourism sector to new areas.
ISSN:0016-7398
1475-4959
DOI:10.2307/3060510