Companies and business · Quirós & Quirós
Legal advice for hotels, cabins and tourism businesses in Panama
Buying land, building cabins and welcoming guests involve different legal decisions. At Quirós & Quirós, we bring together property due diligence, business organization and document management in advice tailored to your tourism project.
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Getting started
Key points
- Review is organized around property, construction and operation. A document authorising one stage is not automatic permission for the others.
Before buying or expanding
We examine the title or offered rights, access, seller representation and intended-use documents. Coastal land or pending titling is identified before treating the purchase as a registered property ready to operate.
Business organization and contracts
We can advise on legal structure and prepare contracts between partners or with builders, managers and providers. We identify which person or entity owns, operates and contracts, avoiding documents that indiscriminately assign all duties to any of them.
Accommodation procedures and ATP documents
Panama’s Tourism Authority requires documents identifying the applicant or accommodation operator, the establishment and the property for accommodation registration. Our service can cover category review, requirements and agreed follow-up. Plans, technical certificates and other authorisations are coordinated with the relevant professionals and institutions.
How we proceed
Your matter, step by step
- Prepare the consultation
We review your objective, background and available documents, identifying missing information and any dates that need attention.
- Agree and carry out the work
We define the tasks included in the engagement, the documents needed, professional fees and expenses. Work proceeds within the agreed scope.
- Review progress and next steps
We explain the work completed and its outcome, identifying documents delivered, outstanding responses and any next steps.
Preparing for your consultation
- Location, land title or contract and access documents.
- Project description: units, services, construction stage and operating model.
- Company documents, contracts and existing permits or registrations.
Fees, expenses and timing
The proposal identifies agreed stages. Architecture, engineering, accounting, environmental studies and other technical services are not presumed included. Registrations, permits and benefits depend on applicable requirements and decisions.
Timing depends on the documents, participants’ availability and the specific procedures. When defining the engagement, we distinguish our preparation timetable from dates that depend on third parties or an authority.
How we explain your legal fees →Answers for this consultation
Does having a company or operating notice satisfy every accommodation-business requirement?
That should not be assumed. The business structure and the establishment’s own procedures are different matters. The ATP requires documents for accommodation registration, and the project may require further checks depending on its location, construction work and services offered.
Is this advice suitable for small cabins and accommodation advertised on booking platforms?
Yes. The analysis starts with the actual operation, rather than only the number of rooms or platform used. We review the property, how services are provided and existing documents to identify the category and procedures requiring examination.
Can you handle or review accommodation registration with the ATP?
We can organize the file and follow up the application within the agreed engagement. We first review the applicant or accommodation operator, the property and the establishment’s characteristics. Required certificates and technical documents must be issued by the competent professionals or authorities.
More questions about this service:
- Does having a company or operating notice satisfy every accommodation-business requirement?
- Is this advice suitable for small cabins and accommodation advertised on booking platforms?
- Can you handle or review accommodation registration with the ATP?
- Do you also review contracts with builders and managers?
- Does land titling under Law 80 automatically include tourism incentives?
- Can you review accommodation already operating?
- Does the proposal include an engineer, architect, accountant and environmental procedures?
- I want to buy land for cabins or a business. What should I check?
Working with our firm
A clearly defined engagement
- Legal review of the property and purchase or lease.
- Business-structure advice and project contracts.
- Organization and follow-up of accommodation registration documents and other agreed procedures.
Our proposal sets out which of these services you need and the terms of our engagement.