‌SUSHISAMBA will open in Bahrain following a partnership between Hilton and SAYACORP Hospitality. The restaurant will be located at the Conrad Residences, Bahrain Financial Harbour and is expected to open in late 2023.

How are Bahrain, Egypt, Croatia and Georgia confronting tomorrow’s challenges and how are these countries’ tourism policies paving the way for the future? That was the topic Monika Jones discussed with the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Tourism Minister Fatima Al Sairifa, Egyptian Tourism Minister Ahmed Issa, and Georgian Vice Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishivli on Tuesday at the ITB Berlin Convention.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that ‘Unlocking Value Creation by Putting the Customer First’ will be the theme of the 2022 World Passenger Symposium (WPS). The event will take place 1-3 November 2022 in Bahrain with Gulf Air as the host airline.

DF&TR stakeholders are being encouraged to book their places at this year’s MEADFA Conference hosted in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 27-29 November at The Art Hotel & Resort. MEADFA President Sherif Toulan will open the conference with a welcome address on Monday 28 November.

From this week, UK travellers entering Bahrain regardless of the vaccination status, no longer need to conduct a PCR test on arrival at Bahrain International Airport.

Gulf Air has commenced a commercial service between Bahrain and Tel Aviv. Flight GF972 took off from Bahrain International Airport for the first time earlier.