Published on : Monday, February 18, 2019
Introducing the office before the much-anticipated Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix comes in line with the efforts of BTEA to lure huge number of tourist groups to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The event will be arranged over a period of four days for the first time in the Kingdom, featuring superstar DJ and record producer, Martin Garrix in addition to world-renowned producer, songwriter and DJ, Kygo.
“The BTEA strives to promote the Kingdom of Bahrain’s tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors; providing a fertile ground for foreign investment. Through the inauguration of our representative office in Kuwait, we aim to establish relationships with Kuwaiti tour operators and travel agencies in order to promote the Kingdom of Bahrain as a leading tourist destination that continuously hosts various events and festivals that are suitable for all age groups,” said the CEO of BTEA, Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al-Khalifa.
“We will be working closely with BTEA’s representative office in Kuwait to increase the number of visitors to the Kingdom of Bahrain, further reaffirming its position as a tourism destination of choice with a number of new hotels, retail and leisure developments that are currently underway. We look forward to strengthening ties between Bahrain and Kuwait with an aim to increase the tourism influx which will contribute to the growth and development of the tourism sector and the overall national economy,” said the Director of Tourism Marketing and Promotions at BTEA, Yousef Al-Khan.
Also, a meeting was arranged on Wednesday, 13 February 2019, between Kuwaiti tour operators and their Bahraini counterparts, along with the representatives from many prestigious hotels, to talk about opportunities in terms of cooperation in order to achieve their joint tourism related goals.
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