Bahrain and India ‘working to boost tourism and investment’

Bahrain and India ‘working to boost tourism and investment’

BAHRAIN witnessed an 87 per cent surge in the number of Indians visiting the kingdom during the first half of the year.

Indian Ambassador Vinod Jacob said yesterday that both Bahrain and India were working together on the tourism and investment front and to further deepen their historic ties.

“There was an 87pc surge in the number of Indians visiting Bahrain in the first six months of this year, with the data showing 504,173 arrivals compared to 269,302 for the same period in 2022,” said Mr Jacob, citing statistics provided by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority.

He was speaking during an event organised by the Bahrain India Society (BIS) at Crowne Plaza Bahrain, where he was welcomed by the Society’s chairman Abdulrahman Juma and its members.

This was the first speech by the diplomat after he presented his credentials on Sunday to Deputy King His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at Sakhir Palace.

According to the latest statistics, 5.9 million visitors arrived in Bahrain over the first six months of this year, up from 3.9m during the same period last year – an increase of 51pc. The total inbound tourism revenues increased during the first half of the year by 48pc