{"id":233531,"date":"2025-02-26T17:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/organizing-an-event-in-panama-its-now-free-under-certain-conditions\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T17:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:19:14","slug":"organizing-an-event-in-panama-its-now-free-under-certain-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/organizing-an-event-in-panama-its-now-free-under-certain-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing an event in Panama? It&#8217;s now free under certain conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Panama, a key destination for business tourism in Latin America, is launching a ground-breaking initiative: offering free access to certain convention centers for international events.<\/p>\n\n<p>Supported by the<strong>Panama Tourism Authority<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atp.gob.pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">ATP<\/mark><\/a>) and the <strong>Tourism Promotion Fund<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.promturpanama.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">PROMTUR<\/mark><\/a>), this measure aims to boost the country&#8217;s attractiveness by stimulating the hotel sector and the local economy. The principle is simple: the more hotel nights an event generates, the more benefits it can enjoy, including free use of the infrastructures. <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tailor-made solutions for event organizers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>To qualify for free access to convention centers, the event must generate at least <strong>1,500 hotel nights<\/strong>. However, benefits vary according to the total number of nights and space required. Each request is subject to a personalized analysis, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tourismpanama.com\/free-convention-center\/contact-event-pcc\/?_gl=1*1d7i9md*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDA1NzkwMjEuQ2owS0NRanczdEN5QmhEQkFSSXNBRVkwWE5ueUt2RjlSaVJ6SWprNTFVV2Z5RG1lVWZNRmoxakE0d19GTUNWNU1uX3lQRFhvb1RyNlh5UWFBdi1pRUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*OTkxMDk1MjYyLjE3NDA0OTQyNjc.*_ga*ODcxNDA1NjQ2LjE3NDA0OTQyNjY.*_ga_HM8V89JVZK*MTc0MDU4MTEyOS41LjAuMTc0MDU4MTEzMC41OS4wLjA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a form<\/a> is available for advice tailored to the specific needs of organizers.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The offer, valid from <strong>February to December 2025<\/strong>, is aimed at all types of events: <strong>conventions, seminars, trade shows, weddings, incentives<\/strong>, etc. The only condition is that the space must be available. The package includes only <strong>the use of the facilities, set-up and dismantling, and clean-up<\/strong> at the end of the event. <\/p>\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, if the 1,500-night threshold is not reached, other benefits can be offered to organizers, guaranteeing maximum flexibility.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Modern infrastructure for major events<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Panama has <strong>three main convention centers<\/strong>, designed to meet the demands of international events:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Panama Convention Center<\/strong><br\/>Located on the coast of the Panama Canal, this center is <strong>one of the largest and most technologically advanced in the region<\/strong>. It can accommodate up to <strong>23,000 visitors<\/strong> and features an exhibition hall that can be divided into three separate areas. Its <strong>banqueting area, the largest in the country<\/strong>, can accommodate <strong>2,000 guests in dinner format or 4,000 in auditorium configuration<\/strong>. It also offers <strong>1,700 parking spaces<\/strong>.   <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>Our article: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/panama-has-a-new-convention-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Panama has a new convention center<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ATLAPA Convention Center<\/strong><br\/>Located in the heart of Panama City, just <strong>30 minutes from Tocumen International Airport<\/strong>, the ATLAPA Convention Center offers <strong>25 flexible meeting rooms<\/strong>. Its state-of-the-art <strong>Anayansi Theatre<\/strong> can seat <strong>2,806 spectators<\/strong>, while <strong>the La Huaca Theatre<\/strong> has <strong>500 seats<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AZUERO Convention Center<\/strong><br\/>Located in <strong>Chitr\u00e9<\/strong>, in the province of Herrera, this complex boasts modular <strong>indoor and outdoor<\/strong> spaces, including <strong>a 783-seat amphitheater<\/strong>, an exhibition hall and several conference rooms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Panama is ready to welcome the world and become the epicenter of international events. With this new initiative, we are not only opening the doors of our convention centers, but also offering an integral experience that includes gastronomy, culture and a country rich in history. This will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs, consolidating the tourism sector as one of the most important in the country.  <\/em>  &#8220;said <strong>Gloria De Le\u00f3n Zubieta, Panamanian Minister of Tourism<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGBwhHCyrGq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGBwhHCyrGq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGBwhHCyrGq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Visit Panama (@visitpanama)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>Our article: <a href=\"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/panama-city-a-crossroads-of-cultures-and-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panama City: a crossroads of cultures and history<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Panama, a leading destination for business tourism<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>In addition to its modern infrastructure, Panama&#8217;s rich cultural and gastronomic heritage makes it an attractive destination for event tourism.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2024, for the third year running, the country was named <strong>&#8221;Best Tourism Destination&#8221; in Latin and South America<\/strong> at the <strong>Leisure Lifestyle Awards<\/strong>. Its strategic location and direct links to <strong>83 cities worldwide<\/strong> make it a prime location for the MICE segment. <\/p>\n\n<p>With this initiative, Panama is asserting its ambition to become a major player in business tourism in the Americas, offering organizers an ideal setting in which to combine business travel and discovery.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Discover More In Panam\u00e1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1pKh1SVTs-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Photos: Visit Panama<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panama relies on free convention centers to attract international events and strengthen its role as Latin America&#8217;s business tourism hub<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16783],"tags":[19737,19731,19745,19747,19743,19740,9854,19738,19734,19735,19741,19739,19749,19733,19748,19742,19744,19732,8975,19730,19750,19736,18805,17212,19746],"class_list":["post-233531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-agreements","tag-atp-en","tag-attractiveness-panama","tag-business-destinations-en","tag-business-meetings","tag-business-tourism-en-2","tag-business-travel","tag-business-trips","tag-conferences-en","tag-congress-en","tag-convention-centers","tag-emerging-markets-en","tag-hotels-panama-en","tag-incentive-en","tag-international-airports","tag-international-events-en","tag-meeting-tourism-en","tag-mice-en","tag-networking","tag-panama-en","tag-premium-tourism","tag-promtur-en","tag-tourism-in-latin-america-en","tag-tourisme-durable-en","tag-trade-shows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233532,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233531\/revisions\/233532"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}