Studies
Summary initial environmental examination for Sundarbans biodiversity conservation project in Bangladesh (May 1998) published by Asian Development Bank
‘Bangladesh tourism vision 2020’ (2003-2004) Editor Dr. M Mahbubur Rahman Morshed. The book is published by Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTO) annually produce Tourism Satellite Accounting Country Reports.
Download their report ‘Bangladeshi Travel & Tourism’ (2011)
Introduction to the tourism industry in Bangladesh (2008) Majbritt Thomsen for DANIDA B2B program at the Royal Danish Embassy
Eco-Tourism in Bangladesh – Narute, Problems and Prospects (after 2007?) Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad associate professor at department of marketing University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
‘Development of Tourism in Bangladesh – Strategy & beyond’ (2008) Faruque Hasan, Publisher Charusheelon
‘Travel and Tourism – Bangladesh’ (2009) Publisher Euromonitor International
Teknaf peninsula Community-Based Ecotourism Strategy (2009) IPAC
Proposed Loans, Asian Development Fund Grant, and Administration of Loan People’s Republic of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal: South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project (2009) by Asian Development Bank
Strengths, Weaknesses Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) of Tourism in the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, Bangladesh (2009) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Tourism Marketing in Developing countries: a study of Bangladesh (2009-2010?) S M Nazrul Islam, PG Researcher, Hospitality and
Tourism Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Resource-dependent livelihoods in the Sundarbans (January 2010) by Md. Tamimul Alam Chowdhury, Research Officer (Environment & Forest) at Bangladesh Water Development Board. Center for River Basin Organizations and Management, Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, published this paper in CRBOM Small Publications Series No. 18.
Statistic
Eco-tourism in Bangladesh an overview from Bangladesh Forest Department.
Resource Center at National Tourism Organisation, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
Tourism Statistics from Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Bangladeshi tourism information for both business and tourist can be found through this link Information
Initiated October 2009, The Views On Tourism Project started collecting reports and statistics on the Bangladeshi tourism. The target is to build an extensive online database, which can improve local and international knowledge on the bangladeshi tourism development and sustainability.
You can help improving this BD tourism database by e-mailing information and links to relevant data sources. The Views On Tourism Project can be reached through info@viewsontourism.info
What are the main factors that can affect a person to choose to spend their vacation in cox’sbazar….? Is it possible to have the statistical data of Bangladeshi people that spend in cox’sbazar?
Hi Samad.
Thanks for the specific question on Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
I am not sure if the exact question have been in focus in research, but two of the reports which mention Cox’s Bazar and the target market are:
Teknaf peninsula Community-Based Ecotourism Strategy (2009) IPAC
and
Introduction to the tourism industry in Bangladesh (2008) Majbritt Thomsen for DANIDA B2B programme at the Royal Danish Embassy
Hopefully you can put some focus on this question and share the information here later.
Good luck,
I am doing Masters in International Tourism Management in the UK. I know, I can build up my career in the UK. Still want to deploy my achievement in Bangladesh. Any chances?
Hi Hasan
The data show potential for Bangladeshi tourism development and there are already great sustainable tourism stakeholders.
What is in the future for Bangladeshi tourism depend on action taken. I hope all unite to make a positive development. Join a network dedicated to do this http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1968347&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Is there any “nation branding” policy driven by the gvt ? Which are its determinants ?
Dear Hugo.
That is a good question, which I cannot answer but I expect there is.
If you find the answer please share it. You might want to ask the question in the Views On Tourism network group (read the page ‘be a member’). There is more than 500 members including people from the government.
Hello Majbritt,
I wish I could “thank” you enough for your efforts! Being a foreigner, the way you are trying to market Bangladeshi tourism is really commendable.
However, I am Asif, trying to teach Marketing to BBA students at United Int’l University, Dhaka. Some days ego I was thinking of writing an paper on Medical Tourism prospects and obstacles in BD. Could we share views and stats on that? my email id is {…..}
Regards! ~ Asif.
Hi Asif
So nice to hear from you and thanks for the nice words on my Views On Tourism Project. I believe all people have resources that can make a positive impact in the local community and the entire world.
While living in Bangladesh from 2007-2010 the Views On Tourism project came to life through the support and input of so many wonderful people from the Bangladeshi tourism industry. The blog just started as my online knowledge bank on Bangladeshi tourism and best practice examples on sustainable tourism development. Through interaction with the Bangladeshi tourism stakeholders new questions to investigate kept turning up which made the numbers of blog articles boom. Later the idea of the Views On Tourism Network Group came up also inspired by the input from local stakeholders.
With more than 250.000 international blog visitors and 650 group members the Views On Tourism Project is now far more than a Bangladesh project. My point: the sky is the limit when people unite! I am so convinced that sharing knowledge and network can encourage a sustainable tourism movement in Bangladesh, South Asia and worldwide.
Asif, as a BBA teacher you also have an important role to play in this regard. Great idea writing an article on medical tourism in Bangladesh, but I am not the best person to ask for input. I did a few blog articles on medical tourism in general (search ‘medical’), but I do not know enough of the Bangladeshi angle of this topic. I can see you have already joined the Views On Tourism network group, please start a group discussion or contact the group member I have mentioned in my direct mail to you.
Best of luck and please keep me (and the group members) in the know on your article.