Hospitality sector in Bahrain to dazzle during Eid holidays

Manama

Bahrain’s hospitality sector is expected to witness a huge business turnover in the next few days, as it readies itself to welcome a huge influx of local and foreign customers during the Eid holidays. 

Assistant General Manager of the Domain Hotel and Spa Stephen J. Daniel said the occupancy rate of the hotel is expected to reach up to 90 per cent during the holiday season. 

He said special events will be organised during the Eid days, adding an Eid brunch will also be arranged for the hotel guests at Le-Sauvage, located at level 34 of the hotel, on Friday.

Four Seasons Hotel has also come up with a long list of entertainment activities and culinary fair, to make the Eid days memorable for its guests. It will offer Eid Al Adha brunch on the first days of Eid and the young guests of the hotel will have an opportunity to participate in an educative ‘Kids for All Seasons’ programme.

Among the events planned, there would be daily educational programmes, workshops on arts and crafts, entertainments like cinema hours, face painting, jumping castle in the hotel’s Kids Club, Alhosh

 Increase in traffic

Acting Chief Commercial Officer of Gulf Air Ahmed Janahi, said the carrier has seen a significant increase in bookings during the Eid Al Adha holidays. “As a direct result of increased movement across the entire Gulf Air network, we have recorded 25 per cent higher bookings than last year,” he said.

A significant increase has been recorded in MENA and Indian subcontinent destinations, he said.

“Gulf Air has also upgraded flights on certain routes,” he added.