The Kingdom of Bahrain Welcomes the New Year With Extravagant Celebrations and Spectacular Fireworks Show

Press release

Published January 2nd, 2020 - 08:38 GMT

The Kingdom of Bahrain Welcomes the New Year With Extravagant Celebrations and Spectacular Fireworks Show

During the event

Highlights

The Kingdom of Bahrain celebrated the beginning of 2020 with a spectacular fireworks show as part of the New Year’s Eve celebratory event organized by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority.

The Kingdom of Bahrain celebrated the beginning of 2020 with a spectacular fireworks show as part of the New Year’s Eve celebratory event organized by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority. During the celebration, BTEA revealed the new identity and logo of Manama as the “Capital of Arab Tourism for 2020" following the announcement that was made during the 22nd Session of the Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism.

BTEA had organized a number of entertainment activities for visitors including a live performance by Majaz Musical Band, a ballet dancer performance on stilts ‘A Dance of Color’, in addition to the breath-taking musical aerial performance by the dancers and acrobats of SONIC as well as the live DJ and Drumming with Sonic Snares from the United Kingdom. During the countdown, the identity and logo of Manama were revealed on the side interface of the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, which was shortly followed by a spectacular display of fireworks to mark the occasion.

Background Information

Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BETA)

Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority was established in 2015 under the Royal Decree number (76) for the year 2015 issued by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain. Whereas the first clause of the Decree number (10) stated that an authority should be established under the supervision of the Council of Ministers

In 2015, BTEA started its operations under the Decree number (9) for the year 2015 to append the Tourism Affairs to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce based on the recommendation of HRH Prime Minister and under the law number (62) of the year 2016 to establish and regulate the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority (BECA) and the Decree number (1) for the year 1985 to establish a Supreme Council for Tourism, and the law number (15) for the year 1986 to regulate the Tourism sector amended by a Law by Decree number (12) for the year 1994.