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Panama Tourism
Panama offered a wide range of tourist attractions and gambling
facilities. In 1983 the National Tourism Council was founded to
coordinate national tourism in conjunction with the Panamanian
Tourism Institute. The number of tourists peaked in 1980 at 377,600
and declined to 302,400 in 1984. Despite the reduction, the
expenditures by visitors (in addition to tourists, this category
includes travel that is related to business and education) remained
virtually unchanged, at about US$130 million per year from 1979 to
1983. During the same period, travelers in transit (including those
only changing planes and those who remained in Panama up to 48
hours) injected an additional US$38 million per year into the
economy.
Data as of December 1987
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