Bahrain Air, a Manama-based a private national carrier and a leading premium service carrier with affordable fares, will showcase its new destinations and promotional fares at an upcoming travel expo in Bahrain.

The fifth edition of Bahrain International Travel Exhibition (BITE) 2009 will run from May 14 to 16 at the Bahrain International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Organised by Magnum Events and Exhibitions Management, the event will focus on current travel trends, projects and new emerging destinations around the world.

“This is an extremely exciting occasion for the Middle East travel and hospitality sector, this year we are offering at our stand, new destinations, promotional fares and strengthening our network and relations and we are looking forward to great results from our participation,” said Ibrahim Abdulla Al Hamer, Bahrain Air’s managing director.

“Our participation will be very productive, by promoting the various destinations we are flying to and the new destinations that will be announced soon, in addition, we are looking forward to entering into a number of new business relationships with selected travel companies, to encourage tourism,” Al Hamer added.

B K Majmudar, Bahrain Air’s director corporate planning & acting commercial operations, said: “BITE is an idyllic networking platform for both commercial and passenger interactions, to meet foremost travel and tourism operators from a range of different countries, as well as acquire up-to-date information about the travel and tourism industry.”

Majumdar noted that BITE 2009 continues to live on its objective of being a catalyst to strengthen the rapidly growing tourism business in Bahrain and the region by offering innovative ideas and exciting destinations to existing clients while endeavoring to develop a host of new clientele.

“BITE offers the ideal platform for the display of novel products, promotions and launches of new products and services and Bahrain Air’s presence strengthens its offer this year,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service