A select
group of private and public-sector members of Panama's tourist industry
took part in FITUR 2006, the most important tourism trade fair in
Europe, which took place in Madrid, Spain in late January.
This year,
the Panamanian delegation promoted Panama as a country par excellence
for thousands of newly retired second-home buyers from Europe and
North America.
Luis
Arguedas, of Grayline Tours, and Omar Ching (IPAT's International
Marketing Manager) share moments together at FITUR |
Led by
Kathy De La Guardya, General Marketing Director of the Panama Government
Tourist Bureau (IPAT) and Omar Ching, IPAT's International Marketing
Manager, the group included Carmen van der Hans (Veneto Hotel &
Casino), José Calvo (Country Inn & Suites), Annette Cárdenas
(Hotel Marriott), Oliver Singer (Hoteles Decameron), Luis Arguedas
(agencia turística Grayline), Alexis Zapata (Viajes Arco Iris),
Michelle Hatch,(Representante en Europa), Jaime Correal (Panama Star
Tours), MaryCarmen Mansilla (Experience Panama Tours), Patricia Smith
(Receptour), Cyril Joseph (Tours in Panama), Enrique Stagg (Aventuras
2,000), Alfredo Singh (Columbia Tours), Pedro Sarasqueta (Panama Realty
Corp), and Lydia Rodríguez (Hertz Rent a Car).
The Visitor
and Focus on Panama guide were also present at the fair, along with
Patricia Puentes of Focus Publications' Marketing and Sales Department.
