The tourism industry dressed elegantally for 2012. Growth in the first two months of the year reached 5.7%.
The Department of Statistics of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) registered that 429,073 visitors have arrived in the country, which represents 23,145 more passengers than during the same period last year
Currency or spending by tourists in the country was estimated at $380 million, some $51.9 million more in comparison with last year.
The increase of arriving tourists was moderate in the first two months of the year, compared to the increase recorded for the same period last year.
The occupancy rate of hotels in Panama City continued to climb in the months of January and February, as shown in graphs on records from the Department of Statistics of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP).
The Panama Film Festival promises to be a spectacular event. It will take place from April 26 to May 2 and will be hosted at the National Theater in Old Town. Panama will attract the gaze of lovers of the Seventh Art from the whole world during these dates.
12 girls competed for the four crowns, in an event that took place last Friday.
An evening soiree, with the flavor of a summer event, finalized four beauty titles, which will represent Panama at the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth pageants.