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It s very discounted rates for these hotels that were occupied through mining workers mostly, she said. Other corporate-driven markets like Bogotá, Colombia; Santiago, Chile; San José, Costa Rica; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Quito, Ecuador; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Panama City, Panama, all saw continued poor performance, with occupancy consistently below 30%, until some weekend demand began to pick up in just the past few months. In 2021, the daily data began picking up some weekend demand spikes as we see more international groups opening up and a few regional events happening, driving some domestic leisure demand, Boo said. Indeed both leisure and corporate markets have suffered greatly during the pandemic, although leisure demand saw a disproportionate uptick in demand in the final portion of 2020. ....
PANAMA CITY When the sun is shining, Back Porch BBQ food boat is on the water, bringing brisket, pulled pork and snowballs to hungry customers on Shell Island. I just go to Shell Island and stay in St. Andrew Bay, said Carol McAdam, who owns Back Porch BBQ floating food boat and the companion concession trailer with her husband, Michael McAdam. As long as the weather s permitting, we re out. Michael added, If we re not out, we re cooking. Back Porch BBQ operates the waterways in a Sun Tracker 32-foot pontoon houseboat turned food boat, where the sleeper has been replaced with a counter and red cabinets accented with a red Hamilton Beach microwave. ....
A woman receives a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, at the Belisario Porras school San Francisco neighborhood in Panama City, Panama on Monday. The country registered 181 new cases on Monday. Photo: AFP ....
Job cuts hit financially troubled Hillsborough schools A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Â Â Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis discussed potential budget cuts with the School Board at a recent workshop. [ MARLENE SOKOL | Times staff ] Updated Yesterday Budget reductions are never easy for schools, as so much of the money is wrapped up in the salaries and benefits of teachers and other workers who serve students. After years of warnings that the district was overspending, though, the time has arrived where Hillsborough County school district leaders decided to slash staff. Most schools are affected. Thereâs plenty of unhappiness to go around. Read on for that story and more Florida education news. ....