Planning for a Panama Retirement

It never ceases to amaze me how little sense airline fares make. I get an alert every so often from the Kayak travel service with fares to Panama City and other cities in South/Central America, and I can’t figure out how the fares from Omaha to Panama City are lower than from Chicago or other [...]

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Some Recent News Articles About Travel to Panama
The Sydney Morning Herald ran a good article about travel to Panama
Many people see the scenery of Panama only in passing, from the deck of a cruise ship passing through the Panama Canal. But if you take the time to visit, you’ll find even more scenic countryside, tropical [...]

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According to Kayak.com, here are some of the recent low airfares to Panama City, Panama.

From Chicago, rates in January start at $346 (January).
From Omaha, rates in January start at $396 (January).
From Kansas City, rates in January start at $456 (in February).

Prices remain fairly static from last month.

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Good Time to Take a Trip to Panama
According to a recent report by a local Panama newspaper, demand for Panama City hotel rooms has dropped, causing an increase in availability.  That means it’s easier to book a hotel room in Panama on short notice and it means the prices for hotels has come down. All [...]

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According to Kayak.com, here are some of the recent low airfares to Panama City, Panama.

From Chicago, rates in January start at $344.
From Omaha, rates in January start at $392.
From Kansas City, rates in January start at $558.

From these samples, you can see how important it is to shop around at local airports as rates can [...]

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Here are some of my favorite sites for making travel arrangements online. Check these out when booking your next trip to Panama.
Air Travel To Panama

Kayak (http://www.kayak.com): Kayak is by far my favorite site for booking airline travel. It pulls ticket prices from multiple airline sites to save you the work of manually checking all of [...]

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I came across this post from a Panama travel agency about some common misconceptions about travel to Panama. Here are a couple of examples:
It’s Far – most folks are shocked to know just how close Panama is to the U.S. and Canada.  Panama is just a 3 hour flight from Miami, 4 from Atlanta and [...]

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