EXPATRIATE employees in Bahrain’s hospitality and tourism industry, who were forced to leave their jobs amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, were “reluctant” to return to their previous employers, revealed businessmen.This, along with a dearth of skilled Bahraini workforce in the industry, is posing a major challenge, they added, noting that the sector – worst-hit during the pandemic – was expecting a boom in 2022-2023 .