Experts optimistic of tourism revival in Bahrain | ZAWYA MENA Edition – ZAWYA

  • Date: 22-Jun-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Bahrain
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Experts optimistic of tourism revival in Bahrain | ZAWYA MENA Edition – ZAWYA

Bahrain's travel and tourism sector is poised to slowly pick up by the fourth quarter of the year, according to industry leaders.. According to their conservative estimates, the hospitality sector should bounce back by September, although a full recovery was not expected until next year.. The partial closure in businesses, flight and visa restrictions and, most importantly, closure of the King Fahad Causeway since March 8, has placed travel and tourism amongst the main sectors devastated by the pandemic.. The GDN reported last week that government officials, during a virtual meeting with legislators, said that travel through Bahrain International Airport has dropped by 98pc since the outbreak.. Another key survey conducted by the BCCI that covered 1,180 participants found 71pc of business owners from the tourism and hospitality sector expect to close their companies within the next six months, while 52pc from the sector expected to lay off more than 20pc of their staff during the upcoming period.. Experts say the estimated loss for Bahrain's hospitality sector at the end of the year could reach BD500m - that includes BD400m for airlines and BD100m for hotels, travel agents, event management and allied sectors..