Tourism in Panama
Tourism in Panama represents one of Panama‘s main activities. The main areas of tourism in the country focus on business tourism, beaches, health and trade.[1] Most of the tourists come from the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, and South America.[2] Tourism generates profits of approximately US$1,400 million annually.[3] This figure has increased rapidly since the millionth tourist arrived in 2004.[4] There were 2 million tourists in 2011.[5]
About 1.5 million tourists entered Panama in 2013 via the airport of Tocumen. In Panama a tourist, on average, spends US$365–385per day, the highest per capita tourist spending in Central America,[6][7] while the average tourist in Panama stays for between 6 and 7 days.
In 2011, Panama was visited by more than 2 million tourists, an increase of 18% compared to 2010. The New York Times Magazine placed Panama as the best place to visit in 2012 as the country's economy was working well,[clarification needed] with Panama having regained the control of the Canal 12 years previously. For the daily the hallmark of the country is the inter-oceanic way and its extension, which must end in 2014,[clarification needed] with an investment of billions of dollars.
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View of the colorful Biomuseo located in Panama City.
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References
- ^ "It presented Panama as a tourist destination (in Spanish)". Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Panamá will invest 28 million euros over the next five years to boost tourism (in Spanish)". Retrieved October 27, 2010.
- ^ "Tourism generates B/1.368 million until October (in Spanish)". Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "An Argentine will be the 'million tourist'". Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Panamá will close the 2010 with 1.7 million visitors, 150,000 more than the previous year". Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Arrival of Tourists to Panamá increases 14.2 percent (in Spanish)". Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Tourism in Panamá increased by 14.2 percent". Retrieved January 11, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dobrzynski, Judith H. (23 October 2014). "Biomuseo Showcases Panama's Ecological Diversity" – via www.nytimes.com.
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