Tourism is an inexhaustible economic resource, and the Kingdom of Bahrain is constantly working to raise its tourism share in the regional and international markets, with the growing tourism and travel activity around the world, after the global tourism sector witnessed a remarkable recovery in the year 2024 as it exceeded the levels of pre -pandemic, recording records in spending and economic contribution.
The total contribution of tourism and travel to global GDP reached 11.1 trillion US dollars, representing 10% of global GDP, exceeding the previous record for 2019 by 7.5%, according to the World Travel and Travel Council.
And the summer season, which we may find hot in Bahrain, finds many about tourists around the world beautiful, attractive and worthy of experience: the sea, trips and marine sports in addition to sand and entertainment evenings … all experiences provided by Bahrain and enrich the experience of tourists.
And with the emergence of new tourist destinations in a short period such as the “Sama B” project in Qalali, the Galleria and the “Melia” beach in the Amwaj Islands and others, in addition to activities such as the summer of Bahrain at the Bahrain International Exhibition Center, new attractions of the tourism sector in Bahrain are formed that meet the aspirations of tourists, individuals and families.
These new tourist destinations, and events enhance Bahrain’s competitiveness in the field of tourism attraction, in addition to the investment of Bahrain in a great way in the tourism infrastructure, which made it one of the most prominent destinations in the Gulf and the region that embraces multiple luxury signs of 135 hotels of which number 28 of which are 5 stars, in addition to tourist facilities that provide entertainment and commercial activities, and Bahrain has special features that enhance special features Increased demand for tourism, including the Formula 1 race, music and entertainment festivals, luxury spa and advanced hospitals that made it a destination for medical tourism.
The numbers speak: In the year 2024, the number of visitors to Bahrain reached 14.9 million visitors and the rate of residence for tourists reached 2.9 tourist nights, and the daily spending rate for the visitor reached 69.1 Bahraini dinars, while the total incoming tourism revenues reached 1.9 billion Bahraini dinars, and the percentage of tourists who spent more than one day in Bahrain “overnight tourists” increased to 44.47% and reached 6 million and 617 thousand. And 974 people, an increase of 20.67% compared to 2023.
With the increasing competition between global tourist destinations, Bahrain was keen to preserve its tourism position and its regional and global classification as one of the most developed countries in the field of hospitality and tourism attraction, and in light of the change of tourist needs, the development of tourism technology, the entry of artificial intelligence and other technologies to the tourism sector, the tourism sector in the Kingdom has become more directed towards innovation, keeping pace with developments, and providing more specialized experiences And comprehensively, to ensure the continuity of growth in this vital sector.
It is expected that the international spending of visitors will reach 2.1 trillion US dollars, bypassing the previous record for 2019, and this means in one way or another a greater intensification of regional and global competition to attract the tourist, and this is what is being resorted to everyone; Including private tourism sector facilities; Continue to make more efforts, investment and innovation in developing the tourism industry as a whole in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
