Panama increases its competitive advantages in the region with new cruise terminal in Amador

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With an investment of B/.206 million and equipped with the highest tourist and customs standards to provide tourists with a comfortable and safe experience, the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen inaugurated the new Cruise Terminal in Amador, with the that the country increases its competitive advantages and positions itself with the best connectivity in the region.

Before a large audience made up of representatives of the maritime and tourism sectors, diplomats and members of the Government team, President Cortizo Cohen said that this megaproject contributes to the purpose of perfecting Panama’s position as the country with the best maritime and air connectivity in the Americas. Latin America and the Caribbean, which constitutes an insurmountable competitive advantage in favor of the economic and human development of the country.

Despite the effects of the pandemic on government income, we are today carrying out activity 788 in 57 months of management and delivering this modern cruise port, the first in the Panamanian Pacific.

He indicated that the new cruise port, strategically located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, operates under the concept of “home port”; That is, a base port where passengers are rotated and changed, thereby increasing the competitive advantages of Panama as the “hub of hubs” of the Americas.

He explained that this 88-hectare work is an integral part of the Amador Development Plan, created to boost the economy of the sector by taking advantage of the strategic geographical location of the country and the conditions and natural beauty of the road.

Meanwhile, Noriel Araúz, administrator of the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP), said that with the cruise port Panama reaches another historical milestone that reaffirms it as a maritime country par excellence, and that also positions it as the Latin American country with the most important and emblematic cruise port in the region.

He thanked President Cortizo Cohen for considering this project as a priority for the country and bringing it to a successful conclusion, and the Cruceros del Pacífico Consortium and the AMP Projects Unit for turning the mega-work into a reality.

With this work, Panama will become a powerhouse in cruise tourism in the region in the short term, added the administrator of the AMP.

Meanwhile, the administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Denise Guillén, highlighted that so far this year, 17 “home port” operations have already been carried out from here, with the arrival of more than 23 thousand tourists. , of which more than half made tours within the country, representing an impact on tourism.

She indicated that this Terminal becomes the preferred proposal of thousands of visitors for which Panama Lives for More.

The new facilities, equipped with modern and high tourist and customs standards, will be able to offer attention to cruise ships with a maximum capacity of 5 thousand passengers, which will have the opportunity to take advantage of Panama’s commercial and tourist offers and impact hotel activity, restaurants, shopping centers. , transporters, tourism operators, artisans, among other sectors of the local economy.

It will have various amenities, natural reserve areas, large parking lots, shops, restaurants and high technology for the enjoyment of tourists and terminal users.

The new port also contributes to boosting activities related to the supply of provisions and other multiple services required by ships that dock at its docks.

Source: ATP.

30% more tourists enter Panama and leave US$5,451.9 millions

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The number of tourists entering Panama grew by 29.4% during the last year, that is, 572,830 more visitors than in 2022, reveals data from the statistics department of the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP) and the National Institute of Statistics and Census. of the Comptroller General of the Republic (INEC).

According to the report from January to December 2023, Panama registered a total of 2,518,476 visitors. The entry of these visitors is measured from different points, the Tocumen International Airport, the main port of entry to the country, which reported an increase of 17.9% compared to 2022. The Paso Canoas border, which registered an increase of 12.3%, the ports of cruise ships that increased by 100.4% and other ports registered an increase of 72.2%.

The Tocumen International Airport received 1,792,322 visitors in the period from January to December 2023, while in 2022 it received 1,520,177 visitors, which means an increase of 17.9%, and an absolute variation of 272,145 more visitors compared to the 2022 period.

The Paso Canoas border received 96,025 visitors in the period from January to December 2023, while in 2022 it received 85,502 visitors, the period reflected an increase of 12.3%, and an absolute variation of 10,523 more visitors, compared to the 2022 period. .

The main cruise ports received 318,667 passengers in the period from January to December 2023, while in 2022 they received 159,049 cruise passengers, the period reflected an increase of 100.4% and an absolute variation of 159,618 more visitors, compared to the period of 2022.

Visitors entered by other ports have reflected an entry of 311,462 visitors in the period from January to December 2023, while 2022 received 180,918 visitors, which reflected an increase of 72.2%, and an absolute variation of 130,544 more visitors in comparison. with the period of 2022.

The foreign exchange income recorded in the period from January to December 2023 was US$5,451.9 million (does not include international transportation) unlike 2022 with US$4,720.6 million, that is, about US$731.3 million more than the previous year, which It represents a percentage increase of 15.5%, if compared to 2022.

The average length of stay of a visitor (tourists and cruise passengers) in Panama is approximately 8 days and they are spending an average of US$2,165 per stay and an average of US$271 daily.

Source: Agencia de Noticias Panamá.