President Ricardo Martinelli recently visited the city of Athens for the International Maritime Fair held in the Greek nation, where for the first time Panama had a full exhibition pavilion.

The presidential commission was conformed by the Minister of the Presidency, Jimmy Papadimitriu, the Minister of Tourism, Solomón Shamah, and the administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), Roberto Linares. During this fair, Panama's important role in the maritime sector was highlighted, for having established itself as a world leader in ship registration, with a total of 9,053 ships sailing the Panamanian flag.

Travel agents received lectures on tourism in Panama.

Around 50 travel agents discovered Panama's tourist attractions during a meeting with Minister of Tourism, Solomón Shamah, and members of the ATP (Panama Tourism Authority). The majority of them knew very little about the country, and others only recognized it for its history and operation of the Canal.

These people form part of Apple Vacations, the number one tour operator in the United States, which began to include Panama in their travel catalogs 18 months ago.

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The Atlapa convention center hosts the activity and its 45 exhibitors.

The XIII International Meeting for Virtual Education Panama 2012, which promotes digital education, began yesterday at the Atlapa Convention Center with the participation of representatives from 25 countries.

The first hotel in the RG Hotels & Real Estate firm was Casa Grande Bambito, located in the highlands of the Chiriqui province and considered a boutique hotel.

Maru Gálvez, general manager of the real estate firm, reported that "we were then pioneers (in building) the area of Playa Blanca, starting with a real estate project for apartments and houses, and then the Playa Blanca hotel, which was inaugurated in 2003 and made us the first developers in that area. "

Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama are the most attractive countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for investments in clean energy, according to an international study released yesterday in anticipation of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20.

Taboga is a paradisiacal island facing the Pacific coast of Panama's capital city, a mere 20 kilometers past the entrance to the Canal. It is named after the Indian word "aboga," which means “abundant fish.” In addition, the second oldest church in the hemisphere, St. Peter's Church is located here.

Ranked as one of the most interesting tours, thanks to the diversity of attractions that Panama City offers to visitors in just a few hours, the famous City Tour was once again given. This time it presents the Old Town and its surroundings as the city with memories of yesteryear, where you now see ruins and monuments that invite you to discover the historical origin and qualities that preserve it.

Seventeen tourists from varied origins experienced the City Tour, which is organized in order to show the areas around the capital of our country. The tour gives them the opportunity to walk around, take photos, enjoy our food and buy crafts-- visitors always love to bring back a souvenir from their visit to our enchanting land.

The most costly air terminal is Enrique Jimenez in the province of Colón. Projects are monitored by the Secretariat of Goals and the Ministry of the Presidency.

 

The economic boom that Panama is experiencing shows no signs of weakening at the moment, and is based on pillars such as an increase in tourists, the banking sector and construction of infrastructure using first class technology.

Bank provided prior training for micro entrepreneurs who will participate in the activity next August in ATLAPA.

Over 600 artisans from every province will be participating in the XXXV National Handicraft Fair, to be held next August 1 to 5.