Bahrain chaired a virtual GCC tourism meeting focused on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing joint tourism initiatives. Discussions covered promotion and marketing, tourism data, a unified guide licence, the Gulf Tourism Capital initiative, international cooperation, joint events and hotel classification.
Bahrain’s Oil and Environment Minister and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs Mohammed bin Dinah met Hussein Al Qahtani, Chairman of the Gulf Downstream Association (GDA), to discuss cooperation in refining, petrochemicals and downstream industries.
Wego reported a 40% rise in short trips of four nights or fewer among Kuwait travellers for September, with Dubai, Cairo, Istanbul, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi leading destinations. Bahrain saw the strongest search growth at 38%.
BitOasis, a CoinDCX firm and one of Mena’s pioneer and leading regulated digital asset platforms, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Rigg as Chief Executive Officer.
Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce has developed its marketing campaign licensing service for the commercial sector as part of the government's efforts to improve service quality and re-engineer services.
Primark, the international fashion retailer, is set to make its debut in the kingdom later this month with the launch of its new outlet at City Centre Bahrain, being set up in partnership with Alshaya Group. This will be followed by the opening of the company's new outlet at Doha Festival City on October 29.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, is expanding its onboard connectivity programme with five additional Airbus A320neo family aircraft equipped with Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX.
Benefit, Bahrain’s leader in Fintech and electronic financial transactions, recorded 261.2 million transactions across the Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS)in the first half (H1) of 2026.
Bahrain has announced September fuel prices, effective September 2, with rates reflecting global market movements. Jayyid 91 is 0.225 ($0.60) dinar per litre, Mumtaz 95 at 0.247, Super 98 at 0.380, and diesel at 0.229.
Bahrain is preparing to host the 93rd UFI Global Congress from November 2–5, 2026 at Exhibition World Bahrain, with tourism officials and UFI leaders reviewing preparations for the international business events gathering.
