The Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Export and Tourism (PROMPERÚ) announced that Peru has received three distinctions in the 2024 edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA), which recognizes excellence in the travel and tourism sector.

For the twelfth time, Peru has been chosen as the “World's Leading Culinary Destination”, while for the sixth time, it has been recognized as the “World's Leading Cultural Destination”. These awards highlight the country's continuous effort to preserve and share its cultural and culinary diversity.

In this edition, the Historic Sanctuary of Machupicchu, in the Cusco region, has also been chosen for the sixth time as the “World's Leading Tourist Attraction”. It should be noted that our wonder of the world is the first tourist destination to achieve international carbon-neutral certification.

MINCETUR, together with PROMPERÚ, constantly works to promote its natural beauties, its rich culture and its outstanding gastronomy. These awards are a window to continue showing the world what is most beautiful in our country, allowing more international visitors to enjoy it on their next visits.

Ricardo Limo, executive president of PROMPERÚ, expressed his pride and satisfaction for these achievements. “These awards are proof of the continuous work of the public and private sectors, and of all Peruvians who share the best of our country with the world”, he added.

Also, as part of the 4th annual edition of the World Travel Tech Awards 2024, PROMPERÚ's website, Peru.travel, was recognized as “Latin America's Best Tourism Authority Website”.

About the World Travel Awards (WTA)

The World Travel Awards have been held since 1993 to recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in all key sectors of the travel and tourism industry.

Winners are chosen through public voting via the Internet and voting by industry experts globally.

In 2009 Peru joined the list of countries awarded in the WTA. PROMPERÚ has been promoting global voting campaigns to promote the country, the result of which has been the awards achieved over the last few years.

Peru Export and Tourism Promotion Board (PROMPERÚ). We are the government agency in charge of the development and implementation of global strategies to position Peru via the promotion of its image, touristic destinations, added value exports and inversions.

José Carlos Collazos

jcollazos@promperu.gob.pe

http://www.promperu.gob.pe

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