UJ #6 - Cusco

The major limitation is infrastructure…
Yes. The limited number of visitors allowed in Machu
Picchu and on the Inca Trail are examples. Cusco is a
destination where planning for visitors is done a year
in advance precisely because of these limitations. The
authorities plan with good intention but more needs
to be done given the limitations. We have to think of
integral plans for tourists, alternative transport to Machu
Picchu – ways to bring more tourists to the site
without damaging it and better infrastructure.
What does your new hotel bring to Cusco in
terms of infrastructure?
I don’t think any hotel in Cusco has our infrastructure;
not only in terms of what the client sees, but
also in terms of the things the client does not see:
The kitchens, cold areas, deposits, oxygen machines
technology and security. That kind of investment is
hard to match.
And in terms of hotel “know how”?
tor
in the luxury segment. Additionally we have 100
per cent satisfaction among our employees and it
our employees in Cusco, our 3,900 other properties
around the world are very important; offering them
opportunities to travel around the world to work for
Marriott.
Have you tried to work with local suppliers in
Cusco?
example. But there are other, local products that we
are using from local providers, like vegetables. One of
"FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES IN
CUSCO, OUR 3,900
OTHER PROPERTIES
AROUND THE
WORLD ARE VERY
IMPORTANT;
OFFERING THEM
OPPORTUNITIES TO
TRAVEL AROUND THE
WORLD TO WORK
FOR MARRIOTT. "
The new hotel is located
two blocks from Cusco's
Main Square.
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