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4th Edition of Shop Bahrain!

1/09/2018

Exciting news at the beginning of the new year! The 4th edition of Bahrain Shopping Festival - Shop Bahrain is going to begin soon visitors and residents an exciting month-long shopping experience. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy unique family entertainment, shopping promotions and raffle draws on valuable prizes.

The 30-day nationwide celebration will kick off on 11th January 2018 and will run until 10th February 2018. Do not miss the most outstanding celebrations of shopping and entertainment in Bahrain and get ready for a remarkable experience to see the best of the Kingdom’s offering in the tourism and hospitality sectors. The Strategic Partners for the prize are Viva, Gulf Air, Y. K. Almoayyed. Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority & Tamkeen are the Organizers.

This will be at Festival City.

Now that you have the basics, let us tell you about all the F.U.N. details below,

Festival City:

Get into the festive spirit at ‘Festival City’ and enjoy a variety of fun activities and attractions for the entire family. Join the fun as you have an unforgettable time trying your hand at carnival games and winning a host of prizes. Or simply shop at the Outdoor Market, catch a movie at the Outdoor Cinema or witness amazing Live Performances and Street Bands.

Venue: Bahrain Bay

Date: 11th to 27th January 2018

Time: Sun – Wed: 4pm – 10pm

Thu – Sat: 4pm – 11pm

The Taste Tour:

Food lovers will have the opportunity to tantalize their tastebuds with the 4th edition of the ‘Taste Tour’ and enjoy the various platters offered by participating restaurants.

Venue: Various locations around the Kingdom

Date: From 11 Jan – 10 Feb 2018

Participating Fee: Set Menu prices range between 5 BD and 12 BD

How to Redeem Points?

1. Eat: Try the specially prepared limited edition set menu from any of the participating restaurants.

2. Review: Review your culinary experience by filling the review card found inside the Taste Tour booklet.

3. Stamp: Receive a stamp from the restaurant once you fill the review card.

4. Repeat: Visit the next restaurant and repeat!

To know about the list of participating restaurants kindly click here: https://www.shopbahrain.com/event-the-taste-tour.html

Participating Shopping Malls:

The participating shopping malls in the 4th edition of “Shop Bahrain” hosted a variety of fun-filled events guaranteed to please all family members in attendance at the participating shopping malls.

Mall: Seef Mall - Seef District
Activity: Orange Drummers
Date: 11 Jan – 13 Jan
Time: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm

Mall: Seef Mall Muharraq
Activity: Mr Will & Ms Kate
Date: 11 Jan –13 Jan
Time: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm

Mall: Saar Mall
Activity: Camp Experience
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: Weekends 4:30pm – 10pm

Mall: Saar Mall
Activity: Ludo
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: 4:30pm - 10pm

Mall: Al Aali Shopping Complex
Activity: Winter Wonderland
Date: 11 Jan – 18 Feb
Time: Weekdays 4pm – 10pm
Weekends 4pm – 12am

Mall: Dragon City
Activity: Mirror House
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: 4pm – 10pm

Mall: Enma Mall
Activity: Candy Land
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: Weekdays 3pm – 10pm
Weekends 4pm – 11pm

Mall: Yateem Centre
Activity: Snakes and Ladders
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: 4pm – 10pm

Mall: The Bahrain Mall
Activity: Crystal Maze
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb (weekends only)
Time: 4pm – 10pm

Mall: The Avenues
Activity: Musical Exhibition
Date: 11 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: Weekends 10am – 12 midnight

Mall: City Centre Bahrain
Activity: Jean Dubuffet
Date: 11 – 13 Jan
Time: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm

Mall: Seef Mall - Muharraq
Activity: Coloured Mirror
Date: 18 – 20 Jan
Time: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm

Mall: The Avenues
Activity: Musical Street Performance
Date: 18 – 20 Jan
Time: Weekdays 10am – 10pm

Mall: Gold City
Activity: Indian Dhol Walkabout Performance
Date: 18 – 20 Jan
Time: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm

Mall: El Mercado
Activity: Connect 4
Date: 25 Jan – 10 Feb
Time: 4pm – 10pm

Mall: City Centre Bahrain
Activity: Sweets for Kids
Date: 25 – 27 Jan
Time: 5pm, 7pm, 9pm

Mall: Bab Al Bahrain Mall
Activity: Traditional Games Tournament
Date: 2 & 3 Feb
Time: 4pm – 10pm

We have got all these details from their awesome detailed informative website, do visit it for further details: https://www.shopbahrain.com/events-list.html

There's a long list of participating Hotels as well so visitors get points for their hotel stay payments!

Raffle Draw & Loyalty System:

The Raffle Draws entries will be from the entries based on the Loyalty System of receiving points:

Shoppers will get 3 points for every 1 BD spent in all participating malls.

Shoppers will get 4 points for every 1 BD spent on participating Partners.

All Viva Customers will get 6 points for every 1 BD spent at Viva.

To know more about the Loyalty System: https://www.shopbahrain.com/shopping.html

For More Details & Updates:

We have provided all the links to the activities but you can visit below links to their website as well as Facebook , Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Snapchat.

https://www.shopbahrain.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bahnoorelain

https://twitter.com/shopbahrain

https://www.youtube.com/user/bahnoorelain

https://www.instagram.com/shopbahrain/

https://www.shopbahrain.com/assets/img/snapcode-full.jpg

Follow us on our Instagram @thesyedasistersblog for all the updates of what's happening as we shall be the most active in sha Allah on taking full advantage of this wonderful festival coming to B town!

So, here's wishing everyone an amazing month filled with shopping and fun with your family and visitors and loads of prize winning!

Lots of Love,

The Syeda Sisters

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About Shop Bahrain!

1/15/2017

PRESS RELEASE POST (Manama, 21 December 2016)

The third-edition of the Bahrain Shopping Festival –‘Shop Bahrain’ - is set to be the biggest nationwide Festival with a unique line-up of events and entertainment, a fantastic shopping experience and numerous prizes.

The 30-day event, aimed at celebrating the Kingdom’s hospitality and tourism offering,will kick off on January 19th 2017and will run until the 18th February 2017. The Festival,co-organized by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) and Tamkeen, is held in cooperation with the partners from the public and private sector such as Gulf Air, Batelco and YK Al Moayyed. Last year, over 20 shopping malls took part in the Festival resulting in a BD11 million worth of shopping along with a growth in the number of tourists from the GCC. The second edition also witnessed an increase in the daily sales revenues by 30% when compared to the results posted by the first edition. The Festival also offered employment opportunities by directly and indirectly hiring 175 Bahrainis.

“The third-edition of the Festival aims to further drive the growth of the tourism and retail sector through a close cooperation with the hospitality sector and shopping malls. This will contribute to the development of the national economy whilst attracting tourists from the Gulf region,” said the Chief Executive of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, Shaikh Khalid bin Humood Al Khalifa. “The first two editions of the Festival were a huge success and the third-edition is the continuation of this achievement,” he said adding that, “the organizing committee of Shop Bahrain has been working hand-in-hand with its partners from the public and private sectors in order to ensure the success of the upcoming Festival in line with BTEA’s Tourism Strategy and in accordance with Bahrain’s Vision 2030.”

“The Festival will also be held during the school holiday which will directly result in an influx of tourists from the region. This will positively impact the retail sector, drive the occupancy of the hotels and support the airline industry along with other service-led industries. The activities and entertainment held during Shop Bahrain will further position the Kingdom as an ideal tourist destination. This year the line-up will be bigger and better,” he said. Further commenting on the Festival, Shop Bahrain Director, Yousif Mohammed Al Khan said: “The Festival this year will create an unforgettable calendar of events for the entire family.

We will be creating a dedicated Festival City along with a nationwide Taste Tour and an exciting range of in-mall activities. The shopping offering coupled with a vibrant hospitality sector will further position Bahrain as an idea destination.” Tamkeen’s Chief Executive Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi praised the previous economic achievement the shopping festival has created. The festival energized the tourism, hospitality and retail sectors creating BHD 11.2 million in revenue. Dr. Janahi added: “As a catalyst for economic development, Tamkeen sought to cooperate with BTEA in this year’s edition and the following two years to promote the tourism sector in Bahrain and attract visitors to the Kingdom which will help in stimulating the retail sector further.

In regards to Gulf Air’s cooperation with the Festival, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer, Maher Salman Al Musallam said that, “the cooperation we have developed with Shop Bahrain aims to promote the Kingdom as an ideal tourist destination, both on the regional and international front. It follows our continuous support towards further supporting the growth of the tourism sector and national economy.”

Furthermore, Batelco Senior Manager Corporate Affairs, Osama AlSaad said: “we are pleased to partner up with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority. This partnership echoes Batelco’s strategy, stemmed from its vision as the leading national telecom provider, to continuously support innovative initiatives which drives the growth of the Kingdom’s economy. We aim to be a part of cultural and entertainment events that can further add value to our customers. Through Shop Bahrain, we hope to offer an unparalleled array of products and services for residents and tourists who will attending the 30-day event.”

Meanwhile, Director of Project Development at YK Al Moayyed, Mohammed Al Moayed said: “Our partnership with Shop Bahrain is in line with our strategy to support national events and initiatives that stimulates the economy. We aim to work hand-in-hand with the public and private sectors to support the Kingdom’s Economic Vision.”

Shop Bahrain will mirror the Kingdom’s position as an accessible family destination,renowned for its close proximity to the Gulf countries with easy access through the King Fahad Causeway and the Bahrain International Airport.

The Festival will offer an incredibly diverse range of retail experiences.Shoppers will be enrolled in the Festival’s loyalty system when purchasing directly from any participating outlet and partner allowing them to win a wide range of prizes.

Shoppers and visitors can learn more about "Shop Bahrain" through the website: www.shopbahrain.com or through the account @shopbahrain on the social networking channels Facebook,Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The Festival organizers have also launched a dedicated whatsapp channel on 38999111.

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LC Waikiki Grand Launch Event

1/14/2017

Hello y'all! How have you guys been? Hope you'll had an awesome weekend! As for us, we were at Seef Mall this weekend at the LC Waikiki Grand Launch. This Turkish brand just opened up its 1st Branch in Bahrain with a 30% discount on all of its products on opening day!

A little background about the brand:
LC Waikiki’s journey started in France in 1988, continuing after 1997 as a Turkish brand under the umbrella of LC Waikiki Mağazacılık Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş. Today LC Waikiki trades in 732 stores in 34 countries, with the company’s philosophy that “Everyone Deserves to Dress Well” enabling people to enjoy accessible fashion through quality products at affordable prices. That's a very impressive portfolio!

Turkish Ambassador inaugurated LC Waikiki!

We'd love to show you the collection or at least a part of it as the collection is so vast that only one post can not do justice to it but we're going to try to give you all an overview.

Beginning with the cutest section - the Children's Apparel - they cater so all age groups as you'll see below:

Now, for our favorite part their impressive Ladies' clothing range - which we thought was super trendy keeping up with all the Autumn/Winter season as well as being fashionable and affordable!

They also have all kinds of shoes , boots and socks as well! I was really tired after work , so I couldn't capture more of that section but believe me there's way more variety in this too!

Everything at LC Waikiki is Made in Turkey.

Now, let us show you, their Men's Autumn/Winter Collection , which also impressed us and out dad who has an eye for detail and an experience of more than 30 years in quality control and he thought the quality standards of the clothing was very high.

Moving on to what was happening at the event that was buzzing with activities - Firstly, they had a Fashion Show that was really well organized and gave everyone a chance to preview LC Waikiki's collection.
There was also a few Gift vouchers given out to attendees who correctly answered the quiz questions.

Also, there was spray paint tattoo table and loop band making for kids as well as flower tiaras being made and of course to keep a memoir from the event a photo booth with cute props!

Edralyn from Apparel

Loved the whole collection honestly. This is definitely a place I'll shop at and during sale season it'll be flooded I'm sure! It's trendy fashion along with good quality, easy access and affordable what more can you ask for?