Tourism governance amid sociopolitical conflicts in Peru: mitigating local impacts

• Autor: Bermúdez-Tapia, Manuel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Colegio de Abogados de Lambayeque
• Repositorio: CAL-Chornancap
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:www.icallambayeque.org.pe/rjchornancap:article/129
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistajuridicachornancap.icallambayeque.org.pe/index.php/oficial/article/view/129
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Gobernanza; Industria Turística; Patrimonio Cultural; Gestión de servicios públicos; Derecho a la protesta social; Governance; Tourism Industry; Cultural Heritage; Public Service Management; Right to Social Protest

The impact of social protests in Peru in recent years as a result of the misgovernment caused by opposition between the Congress of the Republic and the Executive Branch allows us to detail that tourism governance is needed to reduce the economic, social, and development consequences of services directly and indirectly linked to tourism in Peru through the creation of tourism governance. Using an exploratory and descriptive qualitative approach, we analyze how sociopolitical conflict and weak intergovernmental coordination exacerbate economic losses and violate rights. Based on representative cases and comparisons with regions that receive alternative tourist flows, we propose a state policy of tourism governance aimed at: (i) prioritizing the tourism industry and complementary chains; (ii) ensuring strategic routes through service continuity protocols; (iii) strengthening the protection and infrastructure of cultural heritage; and (iv) improving institutional capacity to manage emergencies arising from social conflicts. It concludes that intergovernmental and public-private tourism governance can reduce damage, strengthen territorial resilience, and sustain development opportunities.