Panama
Source: Autoridad de Turismo de Panama
Total Tourist Arrivals YTD 2019 March
20192018% change
By Air 488,918 469,397 4.2%
By Cruise Ship 146,589 161,663 -9.3%
By Land and other ports of entry 130,132 99,922 30.2%
Total Tourists 765,639 730,982 4.7%

Total Tourist Expenditures YTD 2019 March
2019
Total Tourist Expenditures$1,329,700,000
Average Expenditure per trip$1,736.00
Average Expenditure per day$217.00
Average Length of Stay8 days

Total Arrivals by Air YTD 2019 March
2019%2018%% change
USA 95,374 19.5% 89,955 19.2%6.0%
Canada 15,975 3.3% 16,464 3.5%-3.0%
Mexico 16,985 3.5% 15,163 3.2%12.0%
Venezuela 20,854 4.3% 28,798 6.1%-27.6%
Brazil 25,670 5.3% 22,452 4.8%14.3%
Colombia 56,084 11.5% 51,566 11.0%8.8%
Argentina 14,948 3.1% 27,159 5.8%-45.0%
Ecuador 15,956 3.3% 16,360 3.5%-2.5%
Peru 16,605 3.4% 15,905 3.4%4.4%
Cuba 26,449 5.4% 8,443 1.8%213.3%
Central America 51,072 10.4% 48,913 10.4%4.4%
Spain 14,490 3.0% 18,140 3.9%-20.1%
Netherlands 5,353 1.1% 5,336 1.1%0.3%
Germany 14,077 2.9% 11,885 2.5%18.4%
Italy 7,475 1.5% 7,901 1.7%-5.4%
UK 4,989 1.0% 5,354 1.1%-6.8%
France 13,469 2.8% 13,040 2.8%3.3%
Other 73,093 14.9% 66,563 14.2%9.8%
Total 488,918 100.0% 469,397 100.0%4.2%

Total Air Arrivals by Month 2019
20192018% change
Jan 188,881 165,897 13.9%
Feb 152,686 144,774 5.5%
Mar 147,351 158,726 -7.2%
YTD 488,918 469,397 4.2%

Total Arrivals by Cruise Ship by Month 2019
20192018% change
Jan 44,164 44,985 -1.8%
Feb 49,757 58,703 -15.2%
Mar 52,668 57,975 -9.2%
YTD 146,589 161,663 -9.3%

Average Hotel Room Occupancy by Month 2019
20192018% change
Jan45.6%46.2%-0.6%
Feb52.6%51.3%1.3%
Mar49.2%45.5%3.7%
Apr46.0%45.4%0.6%
YTD48.3%47.1%1.2%
    
Number of Hotel Rooms 10,205 10,199 0.1%

Total Tourist Arrivals 2018
20182017% change
By Air 1,756,005 1,750,859 0.3%
By Cruise Ship 369,082 382,626 -3.5%
By Land and other ports of entry 355,103 384,011 -7.5%
Total Tourists 2,480,190 2,517,496 -1.5%

Total Tourist Expenditures 2018
2018
Total Tourist Expenditures$4,605,700,000
Average Expenditure per trip$1,856.00
Average Expenditure per day$232.00
Average Length of Stay8 days

Total Tourist Arrivals by Air by major source market: 2018
2018%2017%% change
USA 307,925 17.5% 276,937 15.8%11.2%
Canada 44,676 2.5% 40,855 2.3%9.4%
Mexico 64,435 3.7% 64,436 3.7%0.0%
Venezuela 105,678 6.0% 218,920 12.5%-51.7%
Brazil 84,426 4.8% 79,242 4.5%6.5%
Colombia 224,965 12.8% 213,062 12.2%5.6%
Argentina 80,000 4.6% 80,716 4.6%-0.9%
Ecuador 78,491 4.5% 81,968 4.7%-4.2%
Peru 59,326 3.4% 57,151 3.3%3.8%
Central America 199,016 11.3% 203,749 11.6%-2.3%
Spain 71,637 4.1% 65,192 3.7%9.9%
Netherlands 24,136 1.4% 23,172 1.3%4.2%
Germany 35,648 2.0% 33,458 1.9%6.5%
Italy 27,868 1.6% 25,509 1.5%9.2%
UK 17,496 1.0% 16,041 0.9%9.1%
France 36,112 2.1% 36,150 2.1%-0.1%
Other 294,170 16.8% 234,301 13.4%25.6%
Total 1,756,005 100.0% 1,750,859 100.0%0.3%

Total Tourist Arrivals by Air by Month 2018
20182017% change
Jan 165,897 161,368 2.8%
Feb 144,774 141,930 2.0%
Mar 158,726 150,661 5.4%
Apr 139,441 144,104 -3.2%
May 135,561 136,060 -0.4%
June 136,901 135,801 0.8%
July 157,037 161,377 -2.7%
Aug 147,065 161,093 -8.7%
Sep 129,160 142,502 -9.4%
Oct 136,091 133,182 2.2%
Nov 143,934 128,689 11.8%
Dec 161,418 154,092 4.8%
YTD 1,756,005 1,750,859 0.3%

Total Cruise Arrivals by Month 2018
20182017% change
Jan 44,985 56,912 -21.0%
Feb 58,703 45,914 27.9%
Mar 57,975 56,859 2.0%
Apr 33,311 45,831 -27.3%
May 4,073 14,383 -71.7%
June 13,676 8,769 56.0%
July 12,327 7,945 55.2%
Aug 13,986 7,440 88.0%
Sep 16,230 10,892 49.0%
Oct 23,150 18,813 23.1%
Nov 47,890 37,911 26.3%
Dec 42,776 70,957 -39.7%
YTD 369,082 382,626 -3.5%

Average Hotel Room Occupancy 2018
20182017% change
Jan46.2%49.6%-3.4%
Feb51.3%52.6%-1.3%
Mar45.5%51.1%-5.6%
Apr45.4%48.4%-3.0%
May43.9%44.7%-0.8%
June44.0%45.5%-1.5%
July44.8%44.4%0.4%
Aug42.4%46.0%-3.6%
Sep40.7%47.3%-6.6%
Oct46.2%47.4%-1.2%
Nov45.8%45.5%0.3%
Dec42.2%43.3%-1.1%
YTD44.9%47.1%-2.2%
    
Number of Hotel Rooms 10,205 10,500 -2.8%