Residents Disappointed With the Bus Services at the Floating Bookfair

The largest floating book fair in the world, Logos Hope returned to Bahrain on Wednesday, June 7th, and will last until Sunday, June 18th. 

More than 5,000 books are available at Logos Hope, allowing many people the opportunity to buy excellent publications for the first time.

However, Bahraini residents expressed disappointment with the shuttle bus services according to a social media post on the Logos Hope Instagram account.

 

 

 

 

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Several people expressed their dissatisfaction with the way the services were set up for visitors to the floating Book Fair in comments on the post. A user wrote, "Badly organized event, no proper shuttle service is provided, long queues, long waiting time in the hot weather and no staff guiding visitors."

Another user commented, "I wish the shuttle busses are better in number to allow less waiting time, waiting to get the shuttle is ridiculous and frustrating for all. Poor event management."

Logos Hope Returns shared a few tips with their followers on Instagram for their smooth visit to the Book Fair:

 Please park in the designated car park.
• A shuttle bus will be provided every 10-15 mins and will take approx. 15 mins to reach the ship.
• There could be lines both outside the port and next to the ship. To avoid crowds, we recommend visiting on weekdays.
• Don’t forget to bring small changes to the 0.5BHD entrance fee.
• The bookfair accepts cash and credit card payments (Visa and Mastercard). No contactless payments.

 

 

 

 

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Children under 12 are admitted free of charge; the ticket costs 0.500 fils. Both cash and credit cards are accepted as forms of payment.