Bahrain chairs GCC meeting on tourism cooperation

Wed, 09 Sep 2026

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.

Makkah Authority, Tourism Ministry sign MoU to boost regional tourism development

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

The Makkah Development Authority and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism signed an MoU to enhance tourism cooperation, improve project planning, develop workforce capabilities and promote the region’s tourism potential through integrated initiatives.