BTEA holds board meeting

Manama : The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Chairman of the BTEA Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani yesterday chaired the board meeting of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), in the presence of BTEA Chief Executive Officer Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa.

During the meeting, the board reviewed and discussed financial reports dated up to September 2017 as well as additional services provided at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre among other matters.

The meeting also reviewed projects such as the development of Bahrain Bay, Diving Centre, the Hospitality and Culinary institutes, the Galali beach project and Al Muturith Island.

The executive management also praised the role of the representative offices appointed by BTEA for executing the authority’s plans and programmes. The BTEA said it aims to develop the tourism sector by launching a hospitality and culinary institute in the Kingdom.