Airports In Panamá International Airport of Tocumen: From Panama, you can make direct connections to Madrid in Spain, Paris in France, Amsterdam in Holland, Lisbon in Portugal, and from November direct flight to Frankfurt in Germany. Recorded on average about 360 flights daily operations, has 34 boarding bridges, 6 remote and moves 12 million passengers a year. Scarlett Martinez International Airport: The frequency of flights is used by Canadian tourists who make trips to Rio Hato seven days, usually from Friday to Friday. The Río Hato Airport, is located in one of the provinces most varied tourist potential, Cocle; where the tourist offer ranges from beaches, mountains and even hiking along trails. Enrique Malek International Airport: It is estimated that about 11 thousand passengers on domestic flights make use of this airport each month; while the migratory movement of people on international flights is around a thousand people each month. Panamanian citizens, Costa Rican, American and European nationalities; they are those who have more pass through this international airport.

Sustainable tourism Sustainable tourism is an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems. It is responsible tourism that is both ecologically and culturally sensitive. Thus, Sustainable tourism activities have minimal impact on the environment and culture of the host community. Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make only a positive impact on the environment, society and economy. A key aspect is respect for the people who call the location home, the culture and customs of the area, and the socio-economic system. The social aspect of sustainable tourism pays special attention to human rights and increasing the opportunities for all members of a society.

Tourism planning in uncertain times Tourism planning in uncertain times Planning is a basic management function involving formulation of one or more detailed plans to achieve optimum balance of needs or demands with the available resources, tourism planning is a very important element because it allows us to organize the different processes and changes in an anticipated way, the tourism sector has suffered major changes over time, but companies and individuals who engage in this activity have been stand due to good planning, seeing the future and thinking in a sustainable way. It’s Possible to anticipate the future? No one can know what the future will be, but with an analysis of the present you can know how the future might be, if a tourist company wants to have a good future, they have to change the present, in this way they will have better results, for example hotels in Panama that are not having a good time, so they in the present have to change something (such as prices, agreements with other hotels) so in the future will have better opportunities with good planning. Forward thinking It is the long term view to achieve different objectives, and know when to make changes in plans or projects, in order to achieve the objectives. If we want to promote a tourist site, we have to consider the community in this way companies and communities will receive benefits. This capability is vital to choose and make large projects for economic, educational, energy and environmental development, to carry out institutional changes and, in general, to draw the basic outlines of society (Medina, 2001). Tourism Tourism involves different sectors of society, and the most important Human Capital, Social Capital and Institutional Capital, which focuses on the ability of people to be entrepreneurial, social as the ability to help the different communities that are involved in the tourist movement, and functional capital are all those associations or companies that manage the tourist sector and how is their management climate and their mutual cooperation. Tourism has a big multiplier effect, which helps the economy of different countries and different sectors, creating jobs and new opportunities in a high escalation, but it just happen is the companies and communities that have a good sustainable planning thinking in the future, making different strategies to reach the objectives

Common phrases in Spanish/ English Gracias -Thank you Muchas gracias- Thank you very much De nada -You are welcome Por favor- Please Si-Yes No- No Con permiso -Excuse me Perdón -I am sorry No entiendo- I don’t understand No hablo inglés- I don’t speak English ¿Usted habla español? -Do you speak Spanish? No hablo inglés muy bien -I don’t speak English very well Hable despacio, por favor -Speak slowly, please Repita, por favor -Repeat, please ¿Dónde? -Where? ¿Dónde está la aduana? -Where is customs? ¿Dónde está el control de pasaportes? -Where is passport control? ¿Tiene algo para declarar? -Do you have anything to declare? No tengo nada para declarar -I have nothing to declare Tengo algo para declarar -I have something to declare ¿Dónde esta el área para el reclamo de el equipaje? -Where is the baggage claim area? ¿Dónde están las salidas internacionales? -Where are the international departures? ¿Dónde están las llegadas? -Where are the arrivals? ¿Dónde está el centro de información? -Where is information? Quisiera una butaca de pasillo -I would like a window seat Aquí está su tarjeta de embarque -Here is your boarding pass Que tenga un buen viaje -Have a good trip Quisiera registrarme- I would like to check in Quisiera una habitación -I would like a room Para una persona -For one person Tengo reservación -I have a reservation ¿Por cuantas noches? -For how many nights? Por dos noches -For two nights Aquí tiene su llave -Here is your key card ¿Tiene una habitación con baño privado? -Do you have a room with private bathroom? ¿Con conexión para Internet? -With a data port? ¿Tiene una habitación mas grande? -Is there a larger room? ¿Tiene piscina?- Is there a pool? ¿Dónde esta la máquina de fax? -Where is the fax machine? Quiero pagar la habitación -I would like to check out ¿Me recomienda un buen restaurante? -Where is a good restaurant? Una mesa para dos, por favor -A table for two, please La lista de vinos, por favor -The wine list please Plato principal -Main course Postre -Dessert Quisiera algo para beber, por favor- I would like something to drink, please Un vaso de agua, por favor -A glass of water, please Un te, por favor -A cup of tea, please Café con leche -Coffee with milk Cerveza - Beer Eso es todo -That’s all La cuenta, por favor -The check, please ¿Esta incluída la propina? -Is the tip included? Desayuno -Breakfast Almuerzo -Lunch Cena -Dinner Buen provecho! -Enjoy the meal! Plato -Plate Tenedor -Fork Cuchillo -Knife