It is estimated that renting halls for events and opening up restaurants to the general public and not only to guests, represents between 15% and 40% of income for hotels in the Greater Metropolitan Area.
Hotels in the Greater Metropolitan Area are making use of these options in order to take advantage of the infrastructure available to provide services beyond renting bedrooms.
Situated on the Azuero Peninsula, the Cubitá Boutique Resort & Spa hotel comprises of 100 luxury rooms, a convention center, a shopping mall and a residential area.
From an article published by Grupo Cubitá:
On October 12, 2013 a new chapter will be written in the history of the Azuero Peninsula with the official opening of the acclaimed Cubitá Boutique Resort & Spa, the first project of its kind in the Republic of Panama.
Costa Rican businesses point to lack of integrity in the draft Tourism Act, which has already spent five years getting bogged down in Congress.
"Now the Special Standing Committee Tourism in the Legislative Assembly is rescuing and debating the plan, amid the clamor for profound changes and more analysis made by the business sector," noted an article in Elfinancierocr.com.