BTEA CEO, Russian ambassador discuss tourism relations

Manama, May 30 (BNA): Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA)’s CEO Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, received the Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Igor Kremnev. Shaikh Khalid stressed the importance of bolstering relations and further enhancing areas of cooperation between both countries across all economic fields especially the tourism sector, considered a main pillar for the development of the local tourism sector on a global level. He also discussed the results achieved by BTEA’s representative office in Russia and the partnerships they have established with travel agencies to attract visitors through touristic packages and weekly charter flights. All of these efforts have significantly increased the number of incoming Russian tourists to reach 101 per cent within the same quarter of last year. The ambassador expressed his readiness to enhance joint efforts and bilateral initiatives and to continue to explore new horizons of cooperation in the interest of both countries. This meeting comes as part of a series of bilateral meetings held between BTEA and ambassadors to the Kingdom, in order to promote its tourism identity under the slogan of ‘Ours.Yours.’ with an aim to develop the tourism sector in line with the Economic Vision 2030.