Although the major tourist markets for Panama are still Latin America and the United States, for 2011 the National Tourism Authority has decided to focus promotional efforts in Europe.

Among other things, it has worked on increasing air routes with the old continent, reaching agreements with European based airlines Iberia, KLM and Condor.

In a long interview, Ernesto Orillac, Director of Marketing of the Tourism Authority, informed Caribbeannewsdigital.com how Panama will promote international tourism.

Source: Caribbeannewsdigital.com

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