Tourism ‘to add $1bn to Bahrain economy by 2020’

Tourism in Bahrain is expected to contribute $1 billion to the country’s economy by the end of the decade, according to official statistics.
Figures from the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) reveal that there was an 11 percent increase in visitor numbers between 2014 and 2015 – a rise of 10 million tourists.
The sector is forecast to grow even further in the coming years, EDB said, with 3,000 hotel rooms counted in the development pipeline at present.
For example, US-based hotel chain Wyndham Hotel Group has four properties under construction and scheduled to open within the next 12-18 months, while Emaar Hospitality Group has announced plans to open four hotels in Bahrain under its Address and Vida brands by 2018.

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