Panamanian tour operators interested in offering services in China must have a minimum of 5 years experience in handling international groups.
Monday, April 16, 2018
From a statement issued by the Tourism Authority of Panama:
April 16, 2018An information meeting with tour operators interested in venturing into the Chinese tourism market was held by the Department of Tourism Companies and Activities of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP).
Some 47 companies with type A licenses (tour operators), with the seal of quality issued by the ATP, participated in this event.
The ATP explained the requirements that the government of the People's Republic of China has requested before starting tourist activities with other nations, following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, among which are: being duly registered in ATP, having a minimum experience of five years in management of international groups, guides with suitability, safe transport and insurance policy, which must be maintained during the entire time the agency is dedicated to the activity.
To learn about the tourist destination and hold business negotiations with local businesses, on September 13, 10 tour operators from Beijing will be arriving in Panama.
The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) reported that "...this will be the first official contact with local tour operators, following authorization from the Chinese government to start commercial relations with 66 Panamanian A-type companies (tour operators) who met the requirements established after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between both nations to facilitate travel groups from China to Panama."
The Asian country has authorized 64 Panamanian tour operators, meaning that starting on August 15, they will start offering group travel services to Chinese tourists travelling to Panama.
The administrator of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP), Gustavo Him, stated that group trips of Chinese tourists traveling to Panama, will be carried out in common agreement between the authorized Chinese and Panamanian companies, who will be in charge of preparing packages, which will include our country's attractions of interest to the travelers that will arrive from the Asian giant.
May 15th is the new deadline for delivery of the requirements needed to enter the list of tourism companies authorized to do business with their Chinese counterparts.
From a statement issued by the Tourism Authority of Panama:
May 8, 2018.The Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) has extended until May 15 the deadline for delivery of the required documents and signed forms, to enter the list of tourism companies authorized to start doing business with their counterparts in the People's Republic of China.
Businessmen from the Panamanian tourist sector welcome the arrival of Air China flights in March 2018, but consider it will be a challenge to attract a type of tourist that seems to prefer very different destinations than those offered by Central America.
In a region which for many years has specialized in serving North American tourists and more recently Europeans, preparing to provide the attention demanded by tourists from China will be a challenge, according to the Panamanian tourism entrepreneurs themselves.
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