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Panama’s sky is getting busier, and Tocumen is playing traffic cop
Panama’s Tocumen International Airport is having a very loud 2026. In Q1, it handled over 5.7 million passengers, including 754,000 transit passengers, a 1
Panama's big travel cheat code: rainforest, high-rises, and beaches — all before dinner
Panama is smaller than most of its neighbors, but it punches well above its weight. Wake up in the rainforest, have lunch in a glassy high-rise, watch the
Copa Airlines doubles down on the Panama Stopover
Ahead of the holiday season, Copa Airlines is pushing a new phase of its Panama Stopover program. The deal lets passengers transiting through the Hub of th
Panama rolls out the welcome mat — fine print included
The U.S. State Department's Level 2 advisory for Panama remains the headline: increased caution, crime the main concern. Tourist zones in Panama City and i
Panama Canal says no transit restrictions forecast through 31 December 2026
The Panama Canal Authority has issued a reassuring message for shipping companies: no transit restrictions are forecast through 31 December 2026. That matt
Cruisers, beware: Panama’s island unrest is the one story here
The only usable fact in this pack is that cruisers were warned to stay away from islands until rioting is curbed, and that the unrest wasn’t being reported
Panama declares emergency in Bocas del Toro amid ongoing unrest
Panama has declared an emergency in its main banana-producing region after shops were looted and buildings vandalized amid protests over a pension reform.
Panama's tourism engine just hit a new high
Panama welcomed 3,004,266 international visitors in 2025, generating $6.583 billion in tourism revenue — nearly double what the Panama Canal earns in a yea
After 112 Years, the Panama Canal's First Female Administrator Takes the Helm
A veteran Panama Canal engineer — a woman who has spent her entire career inside the waterway's operations — has just been named the first female administr
Tocumen Airport Projects Over 154,000 Passengers for Carnival 2026
Panama welcomed 3 million international visitors in 2025 and pulled in $6.583 billion from them — more than nearly double what the Panama Canal earns in a
No More Surprise Three-Hour Lines: A Local Built TaLleno So You Don't Have To Suffer
A frustrated Panamanian developer built a free app to check real-time queue lengths at government offices, restaurants, and nightlife spots — so you never
Panama's Tourism Authority Just Recorded Its Best Quarter Ever: 999,934 Visitors, $2 Billion in Spending
Nearly one million tourists landed in Panama in the first three months of 2026 — and they left behind more than $2 billion.
Panama's Canal Ports: What Actually Happened
In a move that largely escaped global headlines, Panama has quietly shifted away from its close ties with Beijing, selling off key port terminals to a U.S.
So Long, Mango Tree: Panama Just Launched Its First National Postal Code System
Panama, where giving someone your address once meant describing which mango tree you lived near, officially buried that tradition on May 7th.
Is Panama's Tap Water Safe? The Answer Depends on Whose House You're In
Two things about Panama that nobody's arguing about today: the canal still floats, and Carnival is still a great reason to miss your flight.
Panama Is Done Selling Beaches. Now It's Selling Butterflies.
Panama's tourism authority says the country has officially cleared its post-pandemic recovery — and its next move is betting on cloud forests and indigenou
Royal Caribbean Is Back in Colón After Nine Years — And Air Transat Is Following
Royal Caribbean just ended a nine-year absence from Panama, basing a new Caribbean route out of Colón — and that's only the start of what's reshaping trave
Panama Just Had Its Most Profitable Tourism Year Ever — $6.6 Billion and 3 Million Visitors
Panama welcomed 3,004,266 international visitors in 2025 — and the tourism revenue that came with them, $6.583 billion, is nearly double what the Panama Ca
Panama's Caribbean Coast Just Got Its First Overwater Bungalows — Inside a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Panama's Caribbean coast just got its first-ever overwater bungalows — built inside a UNESCO World Heritage Site, by local hands, with a dive center pointi
Shipping Giants Are Paying $4 Million Extra Per Trip to Dodge the Iran War — and Panama Is Cashing In
Some shipping companies are paying an extra $4 million per Canal transit — not because of traffic, but because a war made the other route too dangerous to
Backroads Is Selling $12,000 Bike-and-Kayak Adventures Through Panama's Jungle in 2027 — and Slots Are Already Moving
Colombia just handed Panama a gift: Bogotá's travelers can now cross into Panama visa-free, joining 90+ countries — and Panama returns the favor.
A Choke Point in the Middle East Is Squeezing Panama Canal Shipping Costs
A blockade in the Strait of Hormuz — 9,000 miles from Colón — is quietly making your morning coffee, electronics, and imported goods more expensive, and Pa