BITE 2008 a sell out

The Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE 2008), opening on Wednesday evening, is a sell out, it was announced yesterday. About 120 exhibitors from 44 countries are taking part in the exhibition, which will be held under the patronage of Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Economic Development Board chairman Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, from Wednesday until Saturday.

The Crown Prince will inaugurate the expo at 5pm on Wednesday at Bahrain International Exhibition Centre.

Jamil Wafa, group chairman of Magnum Holdings, the parent company of Magnum Events and Exhibitions Management (Meem), the organisers of BITE, attributed the success of the event over the past four years to the patronage and support of the Crown Prince.

"When we first launched BITE four years ago, we started with 1,000 sq/m of space and 12,500 visitors," he told a Press conference at the InterContinental Regency Hotel yesterday.

"This year, it has grown to 8,000 sq/m and we are expecting approximately 20,000 visitors."
This year's exhibition has been scheduled from Thursday to Saturday to provide the convenience of the weekend and be more consumer-friendly, said Mr Wafa.

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