To whom will go to Bahrein !- With no comment
Bahrain's tourism industry, which has long thrived on visitors from its "dry" neighbours in the Gulf, faces a tough challenge with the introduction of curbs on alcohol and nightclubs.
For now, the 27-kilometer-long (17-mile) causeway linking the archipelago to eastern Saudi Arabia continues to be crowded every weekend as thousands escape the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom for a break.
But by May 1, alcohol will be restricted to five-star hotels and banned in all restaurants neighbouring mosques, schools or residential areas, under a ministerial decision.
About 85 non-five-star hotels have been ordered to close nightclubs hosting foreign bands on their premises and to stop selling alcohol if they are in the designated areas.
And this even though the Gulf state had become a watering hole for Westerners and Arabs from neighbouring countries.
"The effect of such decisions will not be limited to hotels. The whole market in Bahrain will be affected... Tourists come here thanks to shopping malls, tolerance and freedom, and not only for hotels," said Ahmad Sanad, head of the Bahraini Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners................
It's not going to be that different. The bars they are shuting down are the ones that the prostitutes hang out at. They will simply start operating brothels from Villas and life as we know it in Bahrain will continue.
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The Saudi guys are gonna be the one who gonna get hit hard by that the most... they drive down to Bahrain Thrysday night and create havoc out there... they have wine, women & song.