“For most people, the annual holiday involves deepening their tan or enhancing their golf swing. For some, though, it means smartening up their investment portfolio…
Tropical Pathways Investment Tours takes visitors to see properties in Panama, the Caribbean island of Roatan and the Dominican Republic. The tours – which attract private individuals aiming to invest in second homes and retirement properties, or even wanting to develop resort businesses – take in everything from mountain chalets to colonial mansions or city apartments.
Lyle Burke, president of Tropical Pathways, points out that his company’s role is one of a facilitator. “We’re not selling anything,” he says. “It’s a neutral way to get an insider’s look at an area to make an educated decision on investing there.”
Roughly 50 per cent of each group’s time is spent on business and, as well as meeting lawyers, developers, business people and expatriates, tour members enjoy diversions such as trips to museums, horseback riding excursions and swimming, diving or fishing.
Despite the geopolitical uncertainty and poor economic climate of the past couple of years, these tours are growing in popularity…”
Financial Times