Black Tomato is interested in Panama

The British tour operator Black Tomato is interested in promoting Panama as an adventure destination in the United Kingdom.

At the recent World Travel Market in London, Panamanian authorities met with executives to lay the groundwork for an agreement that would come into effect in the first trimester of 2013.

The company is interested in marketing destinations like Pedasí, Boquete and Bocas del Toro where surfing, canopy and diving and other recreational activities are practiced.

During the fair, contact was also made with one of the main hotel chains in the UK, which expressed interest in entering the country. Ernesto Orillac, deputy administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority, declined to reveal the name of the company upon their request, but did indicate that should the investment materialize, it would be made in the country's interior provinces.