BAHRAIN’S hoteliers are requesting an urgent rescue fund, utility bills waiver and flexible Covid-19 regulations to save the sector from hitting rock bottom.
Industry experts say the delay in opening the King Fahad Causeway, which has been closed since March and is expected to reopen on January 1, postponing dine-in services in restaurants and cafes (pushed now to October 24 from September 24) and the cancellation of mega-events have hit the hospitality industry hard .