Travel Office

This activity includes activities of agencies primarily engaged in selling travel, tour, transportation and accommodation services to the general public and commercial clients. This activity does not permit transportation of passengers in any way.

The activities that allow transportation of passengers by road are as follows:

• Operation of Land Tours - Internal Transport of Tourists (ISIC4 Code:791202)
• Operation of Land Tours - International Transport of Tourists (ISIC4 Code:791202)
• Passenger land transport - Transport of passengers (Domestic) (ISIC4 Code: 49211)
• Passenger land transport - Transport of passengers (International) (ISIC4 Code: 49211)

This includes arranging and assembling tours that are sold through travel agencies or directly by tour operators. The tours may include any or all of the following:

• Transportation through licensed companies for passenger transport.
• Accommodation.
• Food.
• Visits to museums, historical or cultural sites, theatrical, musical or sporting events.

• No fees

• The office location must be within the premises approved by Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority.
• The office location should not be among the business incubators or accelerators.
• Not to practice any non- relevant activities on the same address.

• The number of employees in the office shall not be less than two.
• The license applicant must have a qualified office manager with appropriate experience in the field of selling and marketing air transport services or airlines and the work of tourism programs and must have obtained one of the approved courses from (IATA) in the same field and attach what supports the work experience required for the office manager from the approved official authorities.
• The office’s employees of the office must be qualified to work in the field of activity of travel and tourism offices and companies.
• The office should be equipped with the automatic reservation devices necessary for the practice of tourism activity and shall provide proof of that.

• Office manager’s IATA certificate.
• Office manager’s experience certificate.
• Office employee’s qualifications.

• Resolution No. (36) of 2019 regulating the activities of travel and tourism offices and companies.
• Resolution No. (2) of (1989) on the conditions and procedures for licensing and renewing tourism services.
• Resolution No. (37) of 2015 on amending some provisions of Resolution No (2) of (1989) on the conditions and procedures for licensing and renewing tourism services.