More Tourists Come to Panama

As of May a total of 934,899 visitors came to the country, a 7.7% increase compared to the same period in 2011.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Despite the number of tourists by sea having decreased (-22%), the result of the cancellation of the arrival of two cruisers, entry via Tocumen International Airport increased by 19.3%.

According to Laestrella.com.pa, "Tickets for the border area of Paso Canoa add on a total of 70,761 visitors, reflecting a decrease of 2.1%, while 39,644 people entered the country through other channels.

According to Ernesto Orillac, deputy administrator of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP), the institution is striving to maintain momentum in the sector. "

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Between January and July, the country received 1,236,407 visitors, a 5.4% increase compared to the same period in 2011, when there were 1,172,565 visitors.

The total paid by tourists for the same period was $1.301 billion, an increase of 19% compared to the previous year when spending was $1.093 billion.

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In the first half of the year tourists arrivals to the country nearly doubled compared to the same period in 2010.

Expenditure by the approximately 1.2 million visitors was $908.8 million, a 10.3% increase compared to last year.

An article on PAdigital.com.pa’s website reports, "Solomon Shamah, the Minister of Tourism Authority (PTA), said he was pleased with the figures and predicted that they could reach the sum of 2 million tourists by December.

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