The organizing committee of the two-day event in this capital stated that this important event has been taking place since 2016 and brings together the main leaders of the so-called leisure industry. This issue is primarily aimed at generating business, promoting the master plan for sustainable tourism.
As part of the meeting, workshops, conferences and working tables will be held at which, with the participation of national and international speakers, topics will be discussed that support the positive development of tourism.
This conference is organized by the National Chamber of Tourism of the Isthmus in collaboration with the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP).
The ATP recently published a report outlining that between January and June of this year, the Central American country recorded historic results in the entry of visitors (tourists, excursionists and cruise passengers) through the various ports and immigration checkpoints from air to water and on earth.
In the first six months of the current year, one million 337 thousand 142 hikers were received, a growth of 55.1 percent compared to the same period in 2022 and 3.5 percent more than in the first half of 2019 (before Covid-19). Pandemic).
Meanwhile, tourism revenue amounted to two thousand 797.1 million dollars, an increase of 22.9 percent compared to the January-June period last year.
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