The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority is hosting a dedicated familiarisation trip for German-based Raiffeisen Tours - Kooperation's (RTK) top 40 travel agencies.

Organised by RTK, the fam trip runs between September 26 and 30 and will showcase Bahrain's top tourist spots and offerings as part of efforts to promote the kingdom as a leading tourist destination in Germany.

RTK is one of the largest European organizations in the travel industry and currently consists of 4,000 travel agencies. It offers its partners professional and innovative travel solutions and has a nationwide network consisting of partners and franchisees.

The BTEA expressed its gratitude for the selection of Bahrain as a destination for RTK’s Top Agents annual trip. This comes as a result of the meetings held between the BTEA and RTK in ITB Berlin 2018 followed by Bahrain being announced as the winner of the bid.
 
The official announcement making Bahrain as the host for the aforementioned annual trip was made during a recent meeting held with the BTEA. Bahrain will be provided with the opportunity to familiarise leading European travel agencies with the kingdom’s various tourism offerings and visitors will be able to experience several leisure activities and visit various attractions during their four-day stay.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to showcase the diversified tourism facilities of the kingdom as well as highlight Bahrain's potential for tourism due to its rich culture and diverse range of offerings,” said the chief executive officer of BTEA, Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa.

The BTEA aims to promote Bahrain through the inauguration of its representative offices located in Saudi Arabia, the UK, Germany, France, India, China and Russia in order to bring in large tourist groups from all around the world. - TradeArabia News Service