fvb955cd t1_jam9pou wrote
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Panama has never had to rely on the tourism industry on account of the whole canal and tax haven "industries"
Its like warning Idaho that tourists won't want to visit. Tourists don't visit already, no loss to them
xnago_tyr_sires t1_jamgyy3 wrote
Boise does get a lot of tourist actually.
It's a major hub for dirt track racing and for some reason people around the world like to visit potato farms.
CZJayG t1_jan6d57 wrote
Lol
Tourism is literally one of, if not the biggest industries here in Panama.
Edit: Downvoted for the truth? Unless all those tourists I see everywhere are just a figment of my imagination.
fvb955cd t1_jana059 wrote
Tourism was 10% of the GDP at its height. Contrast with other central American and carribean nations that have tourism as 20-50% of their GDP. The canal is the biggest industry in Panama. It is quite literally the most important canal on the planet.
the_fickle_pickle t1_jaovwo5 wrote
10% of your GDP definitely qualifies as one of the biggest industries.
CZJayG t1_janb3by wrote
Yes, but the majority of money from the canal goes right back into it, not to the people. Tourism is huge here, since the government decided to start focusing more on that to make money. So now a lot of focus is switching to that. Pretty sure that's why they allow the Pride parade actually.
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