BTEA holds meeting

Manama : The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) held a meeting with tourism-related entities to discuss plans and means of collaboration for the upcoming year. The meeting, held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, was chaired by Chief Executive Officer of BTEA, Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa. Director of Tourism Marketing and Promotions at BTEA, Yousef Al Khan, representatives from the hotels, travel agencies and other tourism-related companies attended the meeting.

“BTEA aims to position itself as one of the main pillars of economic growth and social development in the Kingdom by developing a comprehensive tourism strategy to enhance the local tourism product at the regional and global levels. It also aims to further position the tourism as a main contributor to the economy,” said Shaikh Khalid. The meeting discussed future plans of the BTEA which will contribute to the advancement of the local economy and tourism sector. The 2018 Tourism Cooperation Meeting is part of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority’s strategy to develop and enhance the tourism sector, which contributes to the achievement of the Kingdom’s Economic Vision 2030.