Eight Firms Named in Audit of 210,000 Machu Picchu Reservations
An audit of Peru's Tu Boleto platform found eight firms held 209,051 Machu Picchu reservations, and 62.96 percent of them were later cancelled. The post Eight Firms Named in Audit of 210,000 Machu Picchu Reservations appeared first on The Rio Times .
Peru has been selling Machu Picchu through a single state platform, tuboleto.cultura.pe, managed by the Ministry of Culture. For months, this digital ticketing system showed very limited availability. An audit, identified as audit 2026-2-5765-AC, revealed that nearly 210,000 reservations were made and subsequently cancelled without any payment. This data was presented by Peru's Culture Minister, Alberto Beingolea, on September 11, 2026.
Of the 209,051 reservation operations reviewed, 131,626 were annulled which, combined with 73,956 completed payments, made it appear as if the site was fully sold out. The audit excluded the publication of its full report, but the eight tourism companies identified by online news outlet La Lupa and news agency Infobae include Enjoy Machupicchu Travel, Treppid, Inca Path Peru, Enjoy Cusco, Tripscape Travel, Quimbaya Tours, South American Tours, and Condor Travel.
The audit also found that the top five firms averaged over 1,200 cancellations per day in 2025 and around 345 cancellations per day in the first 45 days of 2026. Condor Travel, one of the firms named, denies the allegations and claims its annulment rate is 13.12 percent due to itinerary and payment issues. The firm employs about seventy people for its bookings.
Machu Picchu is accessible through three circuits and ten sub-routes, each with a fixed entry time. The daily visitor cap for 2026 is set at 5,600 in high season and 4,500 for the rest of the year. The ticket prices differ based on nationality, with foreign adults paying S/152 (about US$45) and Peruvian or Andean Community adults paying S/64 (about US$19).
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