Panama - Tourism Declined in May 2009
By Luz Ettrick for El Siglo - Foreigners make a change of route. In May 2009 110,487 tourists entered Panama, a decrease of 18% when compared to the same period of the previous year. In May 2008, 134,784 tourists entered Panama according to data presented by the office of the Comptroller General of the Republic. Jaime Campuzano, general manager of the Hotel Panama, attributed the drops to the international financial crisis and the global H1N1 influenza pandemic which also struck Panama.
