Domestic triathletes have met a rigorous plan of preparation and bet on home advantage
Panamanian triathletes completed a hard preparation period of at least five months in order to face the Latin American Pro Ironman 70.3 Panama Championship.
In order to promote and increase the logistics industry, as one of the engines of Panama’s socio-economic growth and to coordinate the logistics strategies together with the public sector, the most important unions in the private sector created the Business Logistics Council (COLE).
The council aims to improve responses to the specific needs of the sector and contribute to the vision of turning Panama into the worldwide maritime and logistics services platform.
The presence of the international chain Starwood Hotels, Resorts Worldwide has increased to six hotels in Panama, with the inauguration of Westin Playa Bonita on January 27, 2008. Westin Playa Bonita was developed by Bern Hotel & Resort—the first of this luxury brand—and located west and only 20 minutes away from the Capital City.
"Panama is a country with an internationally recognized tourist potential. It receives a significant flow of visitors and their constant economic growth, over recent years, offers a favorable environment for doing business," said Starwood President for Latin America, Osvaldo Librizzi.
The American television network, ABC, simultaneously premiered the first episode of the sixth season of The Bachelor in Panama and the United States. This program is one of the popular "reality show", whose audience ranges from 10 to 13 million viewers, according to the statistics provided by ABC, largest television network in the United States
