BTEA participates IBTM World in Barcelona

TDT | Manama                 

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com 

The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) participated in the 32nd IBTM World, which was held in Barcelona, Spain.

The annual global event brought together experts and representatives of the “meetings, incentives, conferences and events” industry.

BTEA CEO, Dr Nasser Qaedi, highlighted that seven major hospitality and tourism companies from Bahrain joined the BTEA in its Bahrain Pavilion.

These include: Exhibition World Bahrain, the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain, Al Areen Palace & Spa by Accor, Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa, Best of Bahrain, and Visit Bahrain.

He explained that IBTM World has provided access to over 15,000 professionals in the industry, from over 100 countries across the world.

The CEO affirmed that Bahrain’s participation is in line with the BTEA’s approach to further boost growth in the tourism and Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain, which serves as one of the core pillars of the Tourism Strategy 2022–2026.

Dr Qaedi, said: “We are delighted to take part once again in this global event that enabled us to engage in peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and networking with dozens of MICE experts around the globe.

IBTM World this year coincided with the grand opening of the totally new Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir, which will strengthen Bahrain’s position as a regional pioneer in the MICE industry.”