Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro said all of Bahrain’s hotels were ready to receive visitors for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix to be held this weekend.

Dr Fakhro's remarks came as he received National Hotels Company general manager Abdulrahman Murshed, Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa government relations and protocol executive director Panos Panagis and its general manager Adel Budawas on Monday.

The minister stressed on the importance of co-operation and co-ordination between various government agencies on one hand and the economic sector on the other to stimulate tourism and economic development.-TradeArabia News Service