Bahrain participates in World Tourism celebrations in Bali | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Bahrain participates in World Tourism celebrations in Bali | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Tourism Minister Fatima bint Jaafar Al Sairafi participated in the World Tourism Day celebrations in Bali, Indonesia, held under the theme “Rethinking Tourism”. Al Sairafi spoke about the latest developments in the Bahraini tourism sector, as well as the framework of the Bahrain Tourism Strategy 2022-2026. “The Ministry of Tourism has participated in this global tourism event to promote the tourism sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain and highlight the Bahraini experience of the sector’s recovery,” she said. “This is based on the statistics recorded in the first half of this year, which showed its recovery by up to 82% compared to the pre-pandemic period, specifically, in Q2 of 2019, with increased numbers of tourists in the second quarter of 2022 by 38% compared to the first quarter”. She added that the ministry is geared towards attracting quality tourism investments and enhancing networking with representatives of key tourism markets around the world. Al Sairafi added that the tourism sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has witnessed a remarkable increase in the hotels and restaurants sector. She pointed out that the latest economic report on the performance of the main economic indicators for Q2 2022 in Bahrain, showed that the hotels