Panamá plans to insure
tourists who come by air
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Tourism competitor Panamá plans to offer free insurance to visitors, according to the La Prensa newspaper.
The project has been advanced by the Consejo Nacional de Turismo, which authorized the Autoridad Nacional de Turismo to contract for such services, said the newspaper. A bidding process is planned to selected the insurance provider.
The idea is to cover visiting tourists for 30 days for crime, accidents and medical needs. The policy will be up to $1,000 a day, said the newspaper.
The initial phase of the plan will cover only those who enter the country through Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen.
México had a similar plan for tourists after the swine flu outbreak there.
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