More than 10,000 Russian Tourists in six months

Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) has succeeded in attracting more than 10,000 Russian tourists through a charter programme operated by Coral Travel. The first charter flight was launched by Coral Travel from Moscow to the Kingdom at the end of October 2018, with an average of two weekly flights.

Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, CEO of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, said, “The total number of Russian tourists has reached to 10,075 over the past six months alone. The occupancy rate is currently at 9 nights, resulting in an increase in the hotel occupancy rate in the Kingdom of Bahrain.”

The total number of tourist nights has reached 34,578 nights, with the total expenditure of tourists arriving amounting to BD 7,217,730.” “Each flight carries 220 passengers and they are staying in 30 hotels across the Kingdom, which contributes to the promotion of tourism destinations,” Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa added.