(SunSentinel) Panama is emerging as a top travel destination, thanks in part to the ongoing $5 billion expansion of its famous Canal. Here are five developments in the Central American nation: Holiday Inn Express hotel planned: InterContinental Hotels Group signed a franchise agreement for a new-build Holiday Inn Express hotel in Panama City, the country’s capital. It … [Read more...]
Panama’s 2011-2012 cruise ship season is taking shape,
(Prensa.com) Panama's 2011-2012 cruise ship season is taking shape, with one line cutting back on its departures next year. Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas will return for dates starting in October, while Pullmantur will use a new ship, Horizon, that has a slightly larger capacity (1,828 passengers) than the ship it used last year, Ocean Dream, (1,422 … [Read more...]
Scared to visit Mexico? How about Panama?
(Gadling) News reports of ongoing crime and attacks on travelers in Mexico have land vacationers looking for alternative destinations and cruise ships headed in the opposite direction. Sure, those beheadings, murders and shootings are happening in remote areas of Mexico for the most part, but stories of such activity combined with travel warnings by trusted sources are enough … [Read more...]
Air Panama to fly Tocumen to David starting July 1st
(Boquete Guide) The David to Panama air corridors are in transition. At the end of May Air Panama began to fly it’s new Fokker jets on the David to Albrook route. On “May 30,2011, Air Panama’s Fokker Jet carried passengers for the first time. Today they are using the jet for the 8 am and 5:15 pm flights along the David – Panama City Albrook route.” Now Taca has been … [Read more...]
The Best Restaurants in Panama City: Exotic, Exciting and Elegant
(International Living) Panama’s restaurant scene is rapidly changing and the best restaurants in Panama City, the capital, vary from year to year. I frequently take restaurants off my “top three” list because they aren’t consistent, or because new and better options bump them down, or simply because they’ve shut down. Today, the best restaurants in Panama City aren’t … [Read more...]