Tourists Prefer Illegal Hotels
(Panama-Guide) My Michelle Dominguez for the Panama America - Despite the existence of 16,724 hotel rooms in Panama City and another 5,380 in the interior of the country, tourists prefer illegal hotel options. Jaime Campuzano, the manager of the Hotel El Panama and President of the Chamber of Tourism of Panama, said that hotels providing this illegal clandestine service are causing losses to the state. "In these places tourists do not receive the required guarantees of quality and safety," said Campuzano. According to José Thomas, the President of the Association of Small Hotels of Panama (HOPPAN) condominiums and apartments that before were rented for five or six months now are being rented for $40 per day.
