While a number of “tourists” visiting Panama are transient, the numbers are up again, year after year and that is good news for Panama. I note that a number of them are traveling across the Costa Rica border here in Chiriqui as well. This in from CentralAmericaData.com In the first four months of 2011 […]
I found an excellent resource for knowledge that was right under my nose. The Internet allows us to learn more, faster and expand our knowledge about the world around us. Here, the Universia Knowledge @ Wharton tells how markets change in a split second and knowledge is a source of competitive advantage. In the […]
I have written about this place several times and it amazes me each time that I return for a visit on how really beautiful this place is. Often described as the “lost coast”, the Pacific coastal areas in the Chiriqui province offer raw beauty in the hidden sandy coves and the islands offshore that […]
Panama as a global logistics gateway- “the only port with two oceans”. I was reading a report put out by Jones Lang LaSalle’ on how the expansion of the Panama Canal is “without a doubt a global game changer”. The report outlines the impact on US Industrial real estate. Highlights are that larger vessels can transit the […]
Jan Hart – Retired to San Isidro, Costa Rica My friend and fellow blogger, Scott Oliver with We Love Costa Rica recently posted this story and although it promotes life in Costa Rica and not Panama, there is a more important message underlying the story that I felt I should share with you. That is […]
I have watched this project since the bidding process where several suitors offered hundreds of millions of dollars for the rights to develop the former US Howard Air Force base. A good friend of mine back in Miami lost the bid to London and Regional out of the UK for an amount in excess of $700 Million. […]
A friend of mine in the hospitality business sent me a link to this article from Forbes that adds another deal to the growing list of new hotels opening in Panama. MIAMI — Intercontinental Hotels Group said Thursday it has signed a franchise agreement to bring a new Holiday Inn Express hotel to Panama […]
Now after two consecutive reviews we see that Fitch is raising the investment grade debt rating of Panama further up ladder. This in from Reuters. PANAMA CITY/NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – Fitch Ratings raised its investment-grade debt rating for Panama another notch on Thursday, praising government policies to boost economic growth and keep debt […]
Along the lines of economic drivers like international airport development, Panama is getting smart on tapping the huge transient trafice coming through Tocumen Airport by starting a new campaign “visit us for free”. I was reading an article in the Visitante that outlined the program. ATP Administrator Salomón Shamah is rolling out Panama’s first international […]
It is good to see more people visiting Panama and we are not the only country seeing a resurgence in the tourism industry here in Central America. Here is an article fro La Prensa Three years after the global economic downturn, tourists are once again looking at Central America. Tourism in the isthmus grew […]