TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority's (BTEA) Board of Directors held their regular meeting, chaired by the Minister of Industry and Commerce and Acting Minister of Tourism, Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro. The meetin
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority's (BTEA) Board of Directors held their regular meeting, chaired by the Minister of Industry and Commerce and Acting Minister of Tourism, Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro.
The meeting, also attended by the BTEA CEO, Dr. Nasser Qaedi, discussed topics on its agenda regarding the latest achievements in the tourism sector while reviewing efforts underway to implement current and future tourism-related projects and events.
The board reviewed the outcomes of the recent visit to the People's Republic of China, where an MoU was signed between the Ministry of Tourism and the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism to enhance tourism cooperation. It also reviewed the outcomes of the meetings held by the authority with several leading tourism companies and tour operators in the Chinese market.
During the meeting, Dr. Qaedi presented an overview of several key tourism indicators for the period from July to September 2023, as well as BTEA’s plans regarding marketing and promotional activities for the tourism sector, in addition to updates on the business plans of several tourism facilities.
Dr. Qaedi also reviewed a series of initiatives launched by BTEA during the third quarter of this year and the planned implementation of tourism and entertainment events and programmes during the fourth quarter.
The board meeting also highlighted the progress of work on several prominent tourism projects in the Kingdom, including Exhibition World Bahrain, and plans to further activate the role of Vatel Bahrain International Hospitality School in line with global developments and the needs of the labour market.
