BAHRAIN : 38% INCREASE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS

Bahrain recorded a 38% increase in visitor arrivals in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter, according to latest statistics. This indicates that the tourism sector recovery rate has reached 82% compared to the pre-pandemic period, specifically Q2 2019. The Tourism Ministry added that the nation’s hospitality and hotel sector witnessed a staggering 422% increase in business, while the total tourism revenues during the same period also increased by 562%, compared to the same period last year. The latest data released by the Tourism Statistics Survey at the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) confirms that Bahrain’s tourism sector is on the right track to make a full recovery post pandemic, said Tourism Minister Fatima Al Sairafi. The hospitality and hotel sector recorded 2,973,000 nights of tourism during the second quarter of this year, compared to 569,000 nights of tourism in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 422pc. Source: Travel Daily News