Panama Tourism

  BARRO FEST 2023 generated great tourist, cultural and economic impact in the Valle de Antón in Panama (Panama City-ANPanama) El Valle de Antón had hotel occupancy close to 100%, benefited from the celebration of the Barro Fest 2023, it is estimated that more than 3,000 people participated in its different components, which integrated the experience of Coclesan traditions with concerts of Rock and Roll, attracting national and foreign visitors, generating a positive economic impact. Source: Panama News Agency - AN For Carlos Caballero, president of the Chamber of Commerce of El Valle de Antón, the direct impact that occurred in lodging with a capacity of around 100% occupancy of the participants and visitors, economically benefited the tourist activity of this region of the country. . In addition to the tourist and economic impact, it was positive culturally and socially, by contributing to the conservation of the traditions of the Coclesan embarra board, the dance of the Cucu

  Rock, Folklore and Mud Board in El Valle Panama January 27 th and 28 th . From January 27 to 28 in the mountains of Coclé , Panama a show takes place that every year gains more strength with traditions and modern music. Source: La Prensa Mud Board, folkloric music   and rock & roll. This and more is what Barro Fest 2023 presents, which, in this fourth edition, will take place this coming January 27 and 28 in El Valle de Antón, Coclé province. According to the announced schedule, the event will start on the afternoon of Friday the 27th with folkloric presentations on the Tarima del Toro Guapo (main street of the town of El Valle de Antón). The Panamanian bands Fulmonti, Los Cossacks and Los Guayas will also perform on this stage. The evening on this stage will close with the typical singer Ulpiano Vergara and Los Distinguidos. It should be noted that it will be the first edition with a complete typical dance on one of the nights of the festival, the organizers have high

  Evenia Hotels acquires Bijao Beach Resort and expands in Panama On December 15, the Bijao Beach Resort tourist complex, located on the Panamanian Pacific Riviera, became part of the Evenia Hotels chain's hotel portfolio. Bijao Beach Resort, located in Santa Clara, Rio Hato, is part of the Evenia Hotels vacation resort offer. Source: HostelTur Bijao Beach Resort is a nearly 300-room beachfront resort located on Bijao Beach, Santa Clara. It is a few kilometers from the capital Panama City and 15 minutes from the Scarlett Martínez de Rio Hato International Airport. This complex, which has 4 restaurants, a wellness center, spa, tennis court, water slides, and access to a Golf Club, is aimed at all-inclusive vacation tourism, both for local tourists and international travelers. In addition, the property has a conference room with a capacity of up to 600 people and everything necessary to become a benchmark in the MICE segment of the region. The business project foresees a gr

  Panama Convention Center estimates to host more than 100 events in 2023 Rodolfo del Valle, director of the Panama Convention Center, said that in 2023, the Panama Convention Center expects to receive more than 150,000 visitors. Source: PCC “Because of many virtual and hybrid meetings, something that people cannot stop doing is meeting, and we are a convention center which was made for people to meet,” Del Valle said. By 2023, Del Valle said that the goal is to receive more than 100 events and more than 150,000 visitors, "the building is having a very good response, we have reservations until 2026." Major events for 2023 include the World Robotics Olympics and the Our Oceans Conference. The Panama Convention Center has a capacity of up to 23,906 people, exhibition space of more than 15,000 square meters. It also has 1,715 parking spaces and a technical building for the production of cold and emergency power. In its entirety, the main building has 62,000 m2 of c

  El Valle de Antón approved as a priority tourist destination in Panama The results of the consultancy for the elaboration of the aforementioned plan with a scope to 2025 was recently presented by the general administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Iván Eskidsen, to the directors of the CNT. Source: Panama America The National Tourism Council (CNT), the highest management and consultation body in matters of tourism, approved the Action Plan for the Tourist Destination of El Valle de Antón, one of the priority destinations of the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism (PMTS). In resolution #013 of November 22, 2022, which bears the signature of the president of the CNT, Felipe Ariel Rodríguez, and the general administrator of the ATP, who serves as secretary of this body, it is clear that the plan in question contemplates three axes: diagnosis, positioning strategy and action plan, based on the four strategic goals of the PMTS: a better known Panama, a more competitiv

  Marriott Hotels returns to Panama with the opening of Marriott Panama Hotel in Albrook Marriott Hotels, the flagship brand of the 30 extraordinary hotel brands of Marriott Bonvoy®, announced the opening of Marriott Panama Hotel, with a strategic location that connects the city with the road to the Panama Canal, and views of the mountains. The property features several food and beverage outlets and an outdoor pool, as well as extensive meeting spaces that include its own convention center and direct access to Albrook Mall. This hotel will be an ideal destination for global travelers who appreciate the mixture of business and pleasure trips, while learning and experiencing the attractions of Panama City. Source: TVN “We are delighted to bring back the experience of Marriott Hotels to Panama City, with a strategic location and extensive spaces for conventions. With the revival of the travel industry and the return to face-to-face events, we are ready to host meetings, conventions

Panama StopOver campaign of Copa Airlines is extended in a second phase Copa Airlines and Promtur, the marketing organization for Panama as a destination, announced a second phase of the Panama Stopover campaign. Tourists will be able to take advantage of 2 destinations for the price of 1 from this month of October until February 28, 2023. Through the Stopover campaign, passengers from Colombia and Argentina who travel through Panama on Copa Airlines flights are encouraged to to be able to include in your itinerary an extended stay in the country from 24 hours to 7 days, without additional cost in the airfare, before continuing to your next destination. Source: ECO TV "What we are asking people is that on their trip, whoever wants to go from one destination to another through Panama does not simply go through Panama through the airport on the way, but gets off in Panama, gets to know the country, take advantage of going on the same trip and without a fare difference, which is what

  Amarla Hotel invests $4 million and opens its doors in the Casco Viejo of Panama Amarla is a design brand (Amarla Design and Development), founder of Amarla Hotels, whose vision is focused on creating beautiful boutique hotels throughout all the historic districts of Latin America. It started in Cartagena 5 years ago with the Colombian jewel, Amarla Cartagena, which has 7 rooms. Source: Periodico Digital In a spectacular opening event attended by the media, special guests from the social, political and tourist spheres of the country, the official opening of Amarla Casco Viejo took place, where all the details of this important hotel project were known. Amarla started here in Panama in June 2017, since the founders of the brand, Robin Faulkner and Asher Montague-Warr fell in love with this beautiful country and all its cultural, natural, architectural and historical bounties, and in fact it took 5 years to complete. the restoration project of the entire hotel, which was completed in J

Panama expects to receive 1.8 million tourists throughout 2022 “We are talking about 800,000 people until the month of June, and we are aiming at the projection of 1.8 million visitors” to close the year, the administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Iván Eskildsen, told reporters. Source: EFE Panama expects to receive 1.8 million tourists this year while trying to recover the sector's pre-pandemic figures, said the Panama Tourism Authority In 2022, "the recovery efforts of the sector are advancing in a very positive way", since "the figures reported by the Comptroller's Office as of June is four times the number of visitors from last year and already very close to the levels of visitors of the year 2019,” explained Eskildsen. "In January 2022 we were still 45% apart from what we were in 2019, but in June we are already 15%, the gap is narrowing," added the ATP head. Tourism was one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic, which caused the