Fatal mistake: COVID eliminated Machu Picchu and Cusco tourist flows that were 70% of TravelPE's GMV; political instability post-2021 slowed tourism recovery for 2 additional years
Evaluating only TravelPE’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Macro / political as the #1 likely cause. Documented cause: External shock.
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Documented cause
TravelPE built experiential travel packages for Peru's heritage tourism — Machu Picchu, Cusco, Lake Titicaca. This segment represented 70% of GMV. COVID closed Peru's tourist sites for 18 months. Peru's subsequent political instability — six presidents in three years — deterred foreign tourism recovery. TravelPE's GMV did not return to 2019 levels before the company's runway expired.
Lesson
“Peruvian travel companies must diversify beyond Machu Picchu to Amazon, coastal, and urban experiences — single-destination dependency creates existential risk when that destination is closed.”
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Fatal mistake
COVID eliminated Machu Picchu and Cusco tourist flows that were 70% of TravelPE's GMV; political instability post-2021 slowed tourism recovery for 2 additional years
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