‘Tour Guides Open Day’

Under the patronage of Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, the “Tour Guides Open Day” was launched yesterday at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre here.

In his speech, the Minister referred to the Ministry’s recent focus to implement plans and programs aimed at enhancing tourism sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain, being an important economic sector. The Minister said “the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism within its orientations to enhance the economic sector in the Kingdom, put developing tourism sector at the forefront of its priorities. The Ministry is working to develop plans and programs to upgrade this vital sector including training tour guides and enable them to get a professional license in this important sector. The Kingdom seeks to develop it and qualify human cadres working in this sector.”

Key speakers of the open day were Jassim Zaiton and Grant Holmes. The event was attended by a large number of representatives such as hotels, travel and tourism bodies and others.

The workshop is divided into two parts, theory and practical, focusing on training the tourist guides about the best tourist guides behaviours. The program also includes tours to some archaeological and tourist sites in Bahrain.