Category: Panama travel news
Panama travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous feat of human engineering, cuts through its center, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route. In the capital, Panama City, modern skyscrapers, casinos and nightclubs contrast with colonial buildings in the Casco Viejo district and the rainforest of Natural Metropolitan Park.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car opens in Aruba, Panama, expands in Brazil
Harry S. Johnson- October 21, 2020 19:05Enterprise Holdings announced today that its flagship Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand has opened its first locations in Aruba and Panama, as well as 25 additional branches in Brazil. The new locations ... Read More
Copa Holdings postpones 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Chief Assignment Editor- April 22, 2020 21:55Copa Holdings, S.A. announces postponement of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to the advance of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and related travel ... Read More
Jamaica and Panama Sign Multi-Destination Marketing and Airlift Agreement
editor- January 24, 2020 23:34Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced that Jamaica and the Republic of Panama have signed a multi-destination arrangement, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism relations between both ... Read More
Delta Air Lines and LATAM to launch codeshare in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Chief Assignment Editor- December 3, 2019 22:09Delta Air Lines and LATAM will launch codeshare for flights operated by certain LATAM affiliates in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru beginning in the first quarter of 2020, pending receipt of ... Read More
Jamaica and Panama to establish multi-destination arrangement, says Minister Bartlett
Chief Assignment Editor- November 7, 2019 22:22Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica and the Republic of Panama is set to establish a multi destination arrangement, as part of efforts to strengthen ... Read More
Panama Costa Rica region struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 26, 2019 07:00An estimated area of 270 qm in Panama and Costa Rica has been exposed to hazard after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck rhe border of Panama and Costa Rica early ... Read More
Avianca announces CEO retirement
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019 01:31Avianca Holdings S.A. today announced that Hernán Rincón Lema has notified the Avianca Holdings Board of Directors that he plans to retire from the Company effective April 30, 2019 after ... Read More
Sleeping Suriname wakes up to new global air service
editor- January 17, 2019 20:26A new route starting this summer will be the first new international service that Suriname has secured in over a decade. Read More
Panama based Star Alliance Copa: The most punctual airline
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 7, 2019 09:42The winner is Panama based Star Alliance carrier Copa. OAG's Punctuality League is based on 57 million flight records using full-year data to create a ranking of the best on-time performance ... Read More
United Airlines expands partnership with Copa and Avianca
Chief Assignment Editor- November 30, 2018 15:35United Airlines today announced it has reached an agreement with Compañía Panameña de Aviación S.A. (Copa), Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. (Avianca) and many of Avianca's affiliates, for a joint ... Read More
Earthquake rattles Costa Rica
editor- August 18, 2018 00:14A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica today, August 17, 2018, at 23:22:36 UTC near the border of Panama. Read More
Man sentenced to only 12 years for murder of a US tourist in Panama
editor- July 11, 2018 02:19An 18-year-old man was sentenced to just 12 years in prison for the robbery, rape, and murder of a US tourist in Panama. Read More
JW Marriott to raise its flag over the tallest building in Panama and Central America
Chief Assignment Editor- June 28, 2018 22:44Ithaca Capital today announced that the iconic Bahia Grand Panama Hotel in Panama City, housed in the tallest building in Panama and Central America, is set to become a JW ... Read More
What are top ten cities to go in the world? Punta Cana ? Cusco? Djerba? Palma? Phuket?
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2018 08:52According to the latest Global Destination Cities Index, the international destinations with the highest concentration of visitors traveling for relaxation and leisure is Punta Cana Punta Cana leads the list ... Read More
Copa Holdings reports net income of $136.5 million in Q1 of 2018
Chief Assignment Editor- May 10, 2018 00:05Copa Holdings, S.A., today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18). The terms "Copa Holdings" and "the Company" refer to the consolidated entity. The following financial information, ... Read More
Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts debuts in Panama
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2018 19:33The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts today announced the brand's debut in Panama with the opening of The Santa Maria, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Golf Resort, Panama City, located ... Read More
Copa Holdings reports net income of $100.8 million
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2018 00:13Copa Holdings, S.A., today announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17) and full year 2017. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS • Copa Holdings reported net income of US$100.8 ... Read More
SELA brings together international cooperation directors and intellectual property authorities in Panamá
Chief Assignment Editor- November 8, 2017 16:03SELA brings together national authorities, bilateral and multilateral organizations and experts in the field to promote the exchange of ideas on this issue. Read More
LOT Polish Airlines beefs up winter schedule to Latin America
editor- November 3, 2017 03:41LOT Polish Airlines beefs up winter schedule to Latin America Read More
Copa Holdings announces monthly traffic statistics for September 2017
Chief Assignment Editor- October 13, 2017 01:13Copa Holdings, S.A., today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for September 2017: Operating Data Sep Sep % Change YTD YTD % Change 2017 2016 (YOY) 2017 2016 (YOY) Copa Holdings ... Read More
Holland America Line offers more ways to experience Panama Canal in 2017-18
Chief Assignment Editor- August 2, 2017 01:05Travelers who want to transit the lakes and locks of the Panama Canal will have eight Holland America Line ships and 19 cruises to choose from between fall 2017 through ... Read More
Copa Airlines and Turkish Airlines launch codeshare flights between Europe and Latin America
Chief Assignment Editor- April 28, 2017 19:10Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., and Turkish Airlines, both members of Star Alliance, the leading global airline network, signed a Codeshare Agreement which will offer passengers more flight ... Read More