Incentive Tourism is one of the most productive segments of the market. Big international companies motivate their teams and clients with exotic destination trips. Panama has been well considered to welcome this kind of visits. This tourism demands more services but also invest more than regular tourists in their trips.

The region is a big attraction by itself, having been discovered by cruises tourism and starts to be accepted by the incentive travelers from all over the world.

Panama counts on with international hotel chains, modern and functional convention centers, Indian towns, the Channel, colonial forts, virgin beaches, isles, rainforest areas, eco tourist trips, and lots of marvelous places internationally considered.

Panama searching on international tourism is to be a key tool to promote the country and increase the export trading. Thus, the country constantly develops the adequate conditions to deliver high quality services by increasing its hotel offer, generate new activities and tourist products to achieve a better proposal for receptive tourism.

1. Panama has a great variety of world-class attractions all in close proximity.
Exotic tropical rainforests, beautiful mountain refuges, Caribbean-style beaches, seven living Indian cultures, a Miami-style capital city, historical sites, golf, diving, rafting, sport fishing- not to mention that 8th wonder of the world and engineering marvel- The Panama Canal. And it`s all in a country just 50 miles wide, the size of South Carolina.

2. Panama is safe.
Panama has the highest rating for tourist safety from the Pinkerton Intelligence Agency. In a Newsweek magazine article on tourism safely worldwide, Panama received same tourism safety rating as the USA.

3. Panama has a First World infrastrucure. Panama has a first-world infrastructure starting with a safe cosmopolitan Miami- style capital city with high speed internet, first rate hotels, fine dining and beautiful shopping malls. The highway infrastructure, medical care, telecommunications and business services are excellent-comparable to the USA as noted in the ARRP`s Modern Maturity magazine. Panama also has the second largest Free Trade Zone in the world and a banking sector with 100 banks.

4. Panama is close.
As part of Central America, Panama is just a short plane ride away. Eight major US cities offer direct daily flights to Panama City: Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando.

5. Panama City is a smart choice for convention and incentive travel.
Panama City is a sophisticated and safe city with fascinating and fun things to do nearby. Day trips from Panama City include world-class sportfishing, rainforest adventures, golf, Indian village tours, scuba diving, fascinating historical sites and the Panama Canal.

6. Panama is tourist friendly.
English is spoken as a second language. The Panamanian people are amongst the friendliest in the world. They are known for their peaceful, get-along and fun loving nature.

7. Panama has world-class medical care and a healthy environment. Many Panamanian doctors are English speakers and are American-trained. Several hospitals have medical services on a par with US hospitals. Sanitary conditions are excellent- there is almost none of that tourism scrouge- `Montezuma`s Revenge`. You can even drink the tap water. An amazing abundance of fresh and inexpensive fruits and vegetables makes healthy living a pleasure.

8. Panama is one of the best places for nature travel,ecotourism and eco-adventure today.
Panama has the easiest-to-get-to exotic nature in the world. It`s position as a narrow land bridge connecting two continents has endowed it with some of the worlds’ most pristine and bio-diverse rainforests in national parks covering 5 million acres. A key indicator of its bio-diversity: Panama has 944 recorded bird species, more than the U.S. and Canada combined. Furthermore, all that great nature is very accessible, with some of the best locations less than an hour from Panama City.

9. Panama has a wide selection of beaches and island venues and activities.
With two coasts, one thousand islands and Caribbean-style beaches, there is much to choose from for beach vacations from the all-inclusive resorts to exotic island retreats. Normally this kind of pristine natural beauty comes at a fancy price. Panama has just begun to promote itself as a tourism destination and so prices are still some of the best in the market.

10. Panama is world-class for adventure.
International experts rave about river running in Panama which includes rafting, kayaking and motorized river boats. There are rivers in Panama where you can ride 20 sets of rapids in one afternoon. Canyoning, trekking, rapelling and surfing offer similar world-class experiences for the hard and soft adventure seeker.

11. Panama Has no Hurricanes nor major destructive earthquakes.
Panama is blessed by nature-unlike the rest of her Central American neighbors, Panama has no hurricanes-amazingly it’s in a special climate area that is totally hurricane-proof. It also has no major earthquakes. Your Panama vacation will never be re-scheduled due to natural events. Your property investment will always be safe from hurricanes and earthquakes.