The third-edition of the Bahrain Shopping Festival – Shop Bahrain — is set to be the biggest nationwide festival with a unique line-up of events and entertainment, a fantastic shopping experience and numerous prizes. The 30-day event, aimed at celebrating Bahrain’s hospitality and tourism offering, will kick off on Jan. 19 and run until Feb. 18.
The festival, co-organized by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) and Tamkeen, is held in cooperation with the partners from the public and private sectors such as Gulf Air, Batelco and YK Al Moayyed & Sons.
In the last edition, over 20 shopping malls took part in the festival resulting in BD11 million worth of shopping along with a growth in the number of tourists from the GCC.
The second edition also witnessed an increase in the daily sales revenues by 30 percent when compared to the results posted by the first edition. The festival also offered employment opportunities by directly and indirectly hiring 175 Bahrainis.
“The third-edition of the festival aims to further drive the growth of the tourism and retail sectors through a close cooperation with the hospitality sector and shopping malls. This will contribute to the development of the national economy while attracting tourists from the Gulf region,” Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, said during a press conference in Riyadh.
“The first two editions of the festival were a huge success and the third-edition is the continuation of this achievement,” he said adding that, “the organizing committee of Shop Bahrain has been working hand-in-hand with its partners from the public and private sector in order to ensure the success of the upcoming festival in line with BTEA’s Tourism Strategy and in accordance with Bahrain’s Vision 2030.”
“The Festival will also be held during the school holiday which will directly result in an influx of tourists from the region. This will positively impact the retail sector, drive the occupancy of the hotels and support the airline industry along with other service-led industries. The activities and entertainment held during Shop Bahrain will further position the Kingdom as an ideal tourist destination. This year the line-up will be bigger and better,” he said.
The festival, co-organized by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) and Tamkeen, is held in cooperation with the partners from the public and private sectors such as Gulf Air, Batelco and YK Al Moayyed & Sons.
In the last edition, over 20 shopping malls took part in the festival resulting in BD11 million worth of shopping along with a growth in the number of tourists from the GCC.
The second edition also witnessed an increase in the daily sales revenues by 30 percent when compared to the results posted by the first edition. The festival also offered employment opportunities by directly and indirectly hiring 175 Bahrainis.
“The third-edition of the festival aims to further drive the growth of the tourism and retail sectors through a close cooperation with the hospitality sector and shopping malls. This will contribute to the development of the national economy while attracting tourists from the Gulf region,” Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, said during a press conference in Riyadh.
“The first two editions of the festival were a huge success and the third-edition is the continuation of this achievement,” he said adding that, “the organizing committee of Shop Bahrain has been working hand-in-hand with its partners from the public and private sector in order to ensure the success of the upcoming festival in line with BTEA’s Tourism Strategy and in accordance with Bahrain’s Vision 2030.”
“The Festival will also be held during the school holiday which will directly result in an influx of tourists from the region. This will positively impact the retail sector, drive the occupancy of the hotels and support the airline industry along with other service-led industries. The activities and entertainment held during Shop Bahrain will further position the Kingdom as an ideal tourist destination. This year the line-up will be bigger and better,” he said.
