Panama Promoted in Brazil

In order to promote tourist destinations in the Brazilian market Panamanians will invest $ 2.5 million in an advertising campaign in the country in the last quarter of the year .

Tourism officials have held meetings with Brazilian tourism wholesalers and signed an agreement with Brazilian operator CVC to sell charter flights from that country to Panama.

An article in Prensa.com reports, "CVC told Panamanian officials that they are holding talks with the airlines Gol and Whitejet in order to establish tourist flights to Panama. According to Brazilian estimates, its people will have spent 24 billion dollars in travel outside their borders by the end of the year, driven by appreciation of the real against the dollar. "

Source: Prensa.com

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