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WTM London: Panama invests heavily in sustainable tourism

Sustainability
Abra Dunsby
2 November 2021

Panama is investing a record $301 million in developing sustainable tourism experiences, after a legal decree was created in collaboration with the minister of the environment and the minister of tourism. 

Panama mountain trek

Speaking at WTM London on 1 November, Monique Vega, counsellor for tourism affairs at the Embassy of Panama in the United Kingdom, said the five-year “master plan” will see the country “uniting to put sustainability on the front foot”. 


Investment in tourism infrastructure and collaboration with local communities will create new product that gives back to local economies, while educating tourists on the importance of local, sustainable experiences. 


“The new master plan transcends government and is in line with today’s trends for experiential travel in a post-pandemic world,” said Vega.