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TURISMO. $100 mil es el precio de referencia que estableció la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá para el diseño y construcción del centro artesanal y turístico de Farallón, en Río Hato.
Según el pliego de cargos de la licitación, el centro deberá tener 10 cubículos y el 19 de julio se realizará la inspección del terreno.
Fuente: La Prensa
Panamá. Con la participación de representantes de 27 naciones se celebró hasta el pasado sábado el Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Panamá 2011, evento deportivo que según informes oficiales fue seguido por más de medio millón de personas en diferentes partes del mundo y cuya página web registró la visita de unos 3 millones de usuarios, por lo que contribuyó indirectamente a la promoción internacional de este país como destino turístico.
Así lo consideró en su clausura el presidente Ricardo Martinelli, quien agradeció a los organizadores por elegir nuevamente a Panamá para realizar este evento deportivo de importancia mundial. “Esto coloca al país en el mapa de los principales destinos turísticos, no solo por las playas sino por los atractivos importantes con que cuenta”, dijo el mandatario.
Una nota de la Secretaría de Comunicación del Estado refiere que Martinelli invitó además a los surfistas a que regresen a Panamá a disfrutar de las hermosas playas del país y de toda la infraestructura turística anexa a ellas. En el cierre del evento también estuvieron presentes el ministro de Turismo, Salo Shamah; el diputado Carlos Afú; el director de Sinaproc, Arturo Alvarado, y Rafael Bárcenas, miembro de la junta directiva del Canal de Panamá.
El equipo australiano resultó el gran ganador de los Billabong ISA World Surfing Games; en tanto que en el individual los nuevos campeones del mundo fueron: Santiago Muñiz, de Argentina, Toni Silvagni, de Estados Unidos, y Cannelle Bulard de Francia, esta última también triunfó en la categoría femenina.
Fuente: Caribbean News Digital
The grand opening of the long awaited “Trump Ocean Club International Hotel Tower Panama” took place yesterday at a cost of 430 million dollars, with an opening ceremony where the tycoon and legendary owner of the “Miss Universe” beauty contest, was present: Donald Trump.
Trump arrived with his retinue, among them his sons, and on the first row, our president Ricardo Martinelli.
The opening was characterized by a heavy rain that flooded the nearby streets of the hotel.
At the ceremony, the millionaire declared that the hotel inaugurated in Panama is the sixth in the “Trump Collection” chain and the very first outside of the United States.
He highlighted the dimensions of the building; nevertheless, he added that in addition to the size, the most important aspect is the quality of the hotel structure, which rises in Punta Pacifica, in the capital of the country.
In addition, he noted that “the hotel reservations are going through the roof” and that spending more time in Panama, is among his plans.
For his part, the head of state, Ricardo Martinelli informed that the “Miss Universe” will be held in Panama City, in 2013 – specifying that – “due to the success of the previous two versions in 1986 and 2001.”
Martinelli highlighted how inexpensive was for Trump to build his hotel in Panama, as a building like this in any other part of the world would have cost 1.5 billion dollars.
The Trump Ocean Club International has 369 rooms and 47 suites. It was designed by the Architect’s firm Arias Serna Saravia and developed by Newland International Properties Corp.
Source: PAdigital.com.pa
Low impact ecotourism will be promoted and sustainable activities will be developed in nine protected parks of the country.
Fourteen million dollars will be invested to develop low impact ecotourism and preserve nine protected regions of the country.
It consists of a joint effort in which the Inter-American Development Bank approved the donation of $4 million to the Global Environment Facility, plus $10 million dollars that will be financed by the National Authority of the Environment (ANAM) and the Tourism Authority ($6.2 million); and the Authority of Water Resources and The Nature Conservancy organization, will contribute with $3.8 million.
With this investment, the conservancy of biodiversity and the sustainability of: the Bastimentos Island Marine National Park, the “La Amistad” International Park, and the other national parks like: Volcan Baru, General Omar Torrijos Herrera, Darien, Soberania, Chagres, Altos de Campana and Coiba will be promoted.
These places were selected over an innovation basis, the participation of the local companies and the sustainable social development, points out the International Institute for Sustainable Development at http://larc.iisd.org.
The selected parks cover an approximate 40% of the whole local system of protected regions and together they concentrate 60% of the parks’ visits.
We are looking forward to improve the ecotourism efficiency and increase the income generated from tourists admissions and other expenses, from $300 thousand to $530 thousand per year, with an increase from 43 thousand to 50 thousand visitors. 20 organizations and community companies will be working side by side on this project. These companies will be trained in ecotourism.
Source: Prensa.com
Author: Mary Triny Zea
Casamar is the beachfront project that the Marriott’s Hotel chain will run in San Carlos, specifically at Rio Mar beach, on the Pacific.
The complex will take place in a 77 hectares land area and will hold 180 rooms. In addition to the Hotel, a residential complex will also be developed in this area. The chain recently opened a Courtyard hotel in Metromall, which has 120 rooms in total.
Source: Alex Hernandez
Author: Prensa.com
