The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, His Excellency Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, chaired today, Sunday, the first periodic meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority held via video conference.

His Excellency Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani initiated the meeting by stressing the government's keenness, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to provide qualitative support for various economic sectors and to ensure their readiness, in addition, to reformulate strategies, plans, programs and goals in line with the latest emerging opportunities, and to achieve the desired shift in the national economy.

During the meeting, Dr. Nasser Qaedi, CEO of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, gave a presentation on the overall developments of the authority and its achievements, such as the development of the infrastructure of major tourist attraction projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain, including Sakhir exhibition and convention center which will be completed in the second half of 2022. 

Dr. Qaedi also stated the authority's work priorities for the coming period and the activities it will organize within the framework of an ambitious program aimed at developing the tourism sector.

Dr. Qaedi affirmed that the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority is working effectively in the next stage during which the expected return of tourism activity in Bahrain and the region will start gradually. 

Dr. Qaedi also stressed the authority's keenness to advance the efforts to attract GCC tourists in addition to international tourists and to promote the Kingdom of Bahrain as a leading tourism destination, highlight the tourism potentials of the Kingdom and boost the sector's contributions to GDP within the framework of Bahrain Economic Vision 2030.