Tourism: Chinese Business Leaders Arrive in PanamaWednesday, September 12, 2018 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." Tourism Wholesalers From Brazil Tour PanamaThursday, October 18, 2012 A group of 140 wholesalers arrived in Panama as part of an agreement between the airline Copa and the Tourism Authority of Panama. "In addition to the sights of the capital city, Brazilian operators toured Bocas del Toro where they saw the attractions of this province. Nicaraguan Tourism Promoted in the U.S.Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Tourism industry representatives are participating in the Annual Meeting of the United States Association of Tour Operators, known by the acronym USTOA. A press release from the newspaper "El Pueblo Presidente" reads: Tourism: Nicaragua Disappears from RadarMonday, July 2, 2018 Tour operators report the cancellation of almost 100% of the reserves for this year, and foresee that this situation will extend until 2019. The crisis in which the country has been submerged since April 14 has brought a lot of negative consequences to the tourism sector. One of them is the one presented by representatives of the Nicaraguan Association of Receptive Tourism (Antur), since tour operators are registering cancellation levels of between 90% and 100%. Costa Rica: Travel Agencies Excluded From 2% tax DeductionWednesday, January 21, 2015 The Ministry of Finance has announced that tour operators and travel agencies are not subject to the 2% deduction relating to advanced income tax payment on credit card transactions. From a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic of Costa Rica: Bureaucracy Threatens TourismMonday, June 25, 2012 The Deputy Minister of Transport of El Salvador has delayed for up to eight months permits for tourist transport vehicles. Tour Operators meeting in the Salvadoran Chamber of Tourism (CASATUR), denounced the delay in the delivery of operation permits by the Vice Ministry of Transportation (VMT) and harassment by the Transit Police. Bureaucracy at the Vice Ministry has created delays of up to eight months in the granting of permits which has caused forfeiture of vehicles by the Police. MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Travel MarketFriday, August 24, 2012 From 5 to 7 December 2012 the 18th interactive edition of the fair will take place in Panama in which tour operators from Central American and the Caribbean meet with buyers from Europe and the U.S. MITM is a two-day interactive exhibition of, which is now 15 years old, providing market-oriented incentives, meetings and events, where tourism companies and travel agencies from the Americas and the Caribbean meet, in the form of pre-arranged individual appointments, with buyers from Europe and the U.S. to organize and set up incentives trips, meetings, conferences, congresses and events. Buyers are invited to participate in MITM after a rigorous selection process. Tourism Exchange Market in Costa RicaMonday, April 22, 2013 The 2013 edition of Expotur is to receive 180 representatives from international companies at the Hotel Wyndham San Jose Herradura on the 9th and 10th of May. A statement from the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals (ACOPROT) reads: More Tour Operators in NicaraguaTuesday, October 17, 2017 Between 2010 and 2016, the number of tourism companies grew by 47%, and in the same period, the number of transport companies and travel operators increased by 320% and 160%, respectively. In 2010 the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute counted 62 businesses dedicated to providing travel organization services, and last year, this figure reached 161, thanks to the growth experienced in tourism in the country. El Salvador Signs Agreement with Spanish Tour OperatorWednesday, January 18, 2012 The Ministry of Tourism has signed a cooperation agreement with the tour operator Viva Tours, which is part of Orizonia Group. A press release from the Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador reads: The Tour Operator Business in NicaraguaMonday, February 12, 2018 In 2016 tour operators handled the arrival of 58,000 tourists who spent an average of $140 per day, and also provided their services to another 66,000 visitors who arrived on their own. According to the study "Impact of Tour Operators in the Development of Tourism in Nicaragua", prepared by the American University (UAM) and the National Chamber of Tourism of Nicaragua (Canatur) " ... Virtual Tourism Fair in GuatemalaFriday, May 24, 2013 Local operators are negotiating via the Internet with European tour operators, selling the country as a destination for conventions, congresses and incentive trips. In total 25 companies participated in a virtual exhibition tour along with operators in Europe which concluded yesterday, however, the link www.guatemalaexpo.com/2013/ will continue to operate for a month. Tourism Sector Rejects VAT Charge on Protected AreasThursday, July 24, 2014 In Costa Rica the union is opposed to the decision of the Ministry of Finance to charge 13% VAT on tourism enterprises for the use of protected areas. From a statement issued by the National Chamber of Tourism: Germans Looking for Tourism Business in PanamaMonday, May 22, 2017 A group of German wholesale travel agents will be meeting with local tour operators to explore business opportunities. From a statement issued by the Panamanian Tourism Authority: Strike, Blockades and TourismWednesday, September 19, 2018 After nine days of strikes by public officials in Costa Rica, tour operators, hotels and restaurants in different parts of the country are reporting that reservations are being cancelled and sales are plummeting. The strike being promoted by the country's public unions started on Monday, September 6, and has already caused millions of dollars worth of losses due to multiple road blocks and acts of sabotage in the fuel distribution chain, among other coercive measures. |
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