Israel aiming UAE & Bahrain for projects to draw Asian tourists

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Reportedly, Israel is working in tandem with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to draw visitors to their countries from different places in Asia.

Haim Katz, Israeli tourism minister, on Tuesday, got on board on a formal visit to Bahrain which made him the first minister to visit the Gulf state as a representative of the present right-wing government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu.

This visit was made to fortify the tourism relation and turn the Middle East into a major tourist destination for the other countries in Asia, Israeli, as reported by the media.

It took place in the middle of a slightly upward trend, with a minimum 11 Palestinians being murdered by Israeli army and settlers since Monday.

Israeli media said that they will work hard to identify the prospect in turning the Middle East into a sough-after tourist destination in the Asian market and in other places as well. Jointly, they will provide an affluent tourist experience. Here, history is lying next to culture, modernization and exotic cuisine.

Senior tourism sector figures accompanied Katz on the visit. Also, he met with the finance minister of Bahrain to talk about the bilateral assistance in tourism and the newest developments in the international
tourism. On Wednesday, Bahraini state media reported the same.

The itineraries of the tourism packages comprised all three countries have been proposed of late, according to Israeli media reports.

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