Total Number of Tourists Decreases, But Overall Revenue Increases
(Panama-Guide) By Mabel Cruz Rodriguez for the Panama America - Cruises ships. It is considered by the Panama Tourism Authority to be the most profitable activity in the tourism sector of Panama. Despite the overall decline in the number of tourist arriving coming to Panama, those who did arrive spent $50 million dollars more, according to the Director of the ATP, Solomon Shamah. He told the Panama America that in 2009 (through November) there was an overall 1.9% decrease in the number of tourists, and what's more the number of passengers arriving to the Tocumen International Airport decrease by 8%.
