Bangladesh

Kinds of Tourist attractions…Natural

Beaches

Islands Waterfalls

Forest and Animals

Hills and Tea estates

Kinds of Tourist attractions… Cultural

World Heritage Sites…Sunderban Sixty dome mosque Paharpur Bihar

Cox’s Bazar: The longest sea beach of the world

Accommodation, transport, amusement facilities are available but lack of organized promotion is the great barrier for its

development

Position in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Ranking - 2009

Fields of comparison Bangladesh (out of 133) Ethiopia (out of 133)

Overall position in TTCR 129 123

Jobs in tourism (per thousand) 1.2 6.7

Environmental sustainability 125 109

Safety and security 131 117

Air transport structure 111 97

Ground transport infrastructure 60 117

Tourism infrastructure 132 122

Price competitiveness in T&T industry 18 15

Human resources 110 124

Natural resources 102 36

Cultural resources 110 83

Marketing strategies and policies…

Logo and Slogan: NTO 1974

“Discover beautiful Bangladesh”

Advertisements: mass media (television, newspaper, websites).

Event arrangement: package tours, festivals, tagging tourism with national/international events (World Cup Cricket 2011).

Exhibition and Fair: participation in tourism fairs and exhibitions.

Public relations: Integration with other departments of government, gaining membership in international organizations, increasing awareness through press release.

In spite of having huge natural and cultural resources the tourism sector of the developing countries like Bangladesh is not being developed. What steps can be taken to develop this sector?

Assignment

Md. Abdul HamidErasmus Mundus European Master in Tourism Management

University of Ljibljana, SloveniaFebruary 11, 2011.

mahamid.biz@gmail.com