Challenges and opportunities of tourism industry in Bangladesh
This project paper analyzed the challenges and opportunities to the Bangladeshi tourist sector focusing on its general status and development potential. Due to historical isolation Bangladeshi culture and history is distinct. The six national divisions offer both individually and combining a variet...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | en |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://ur.aeu.edu.my/127/1/Challenges%20and%20opportunities%20of%20tourism%20industry%20in%20Bangladesh.pdf http://ur.aeu.edu.my/127/ |
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| Summary: | This project paper analyzed the challenges and opportunities to the Bangladeshi tourist sector focusing on its general status and development potential.
Due to historical isolation Bangladeshi culture and history is distinct. The six national divisions offer both individually and combining a variety of natural and cultural destinations
suitable for tourist attractions. The Bangladeshi authorities are concemed with safeguarding
its heritage, including an extraordinary intangible heritage and the traditional Bengali handicraft
Target groups in the Bangladesh tourism industry are: inbound tourists; the local high and
middle class and expats. Bangladesh is one of the countries in the South Asian region that has
the least arrivals and revenue eamed from the tourism industry. This might change in the
future as the travel and tourism activity is forecast to increase worldwide, regionally and
nationally.
The tourism industry is quite a young line of business in Bangladesh. It is predominantly
developed by local market forces to the national tourist market and a foreign urban business
market. Organizations represent the govemment and private tourist sector, but co-operation,
strategies and policies to develop a prosperous and sustainable tourist industry are rear. Both
local and intemational tourist players are competing for the existing market, but no
Bangladeshi tour operator works abroad, and no foreign tour operator work in Bangladesh.
To successfully develop the Bangladeshi tourism industry a local based strategy is crucial.
This strategy should aim both at sustainable development (including economical, cultural and
environmental considerations) and increasing tourist income. lt is obvious to focus on existing
local markets as well as to aim for the traditionally proļ¬table inbound tourist market. |
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