Views On Tourism Project initiator, Danish Majbritt Thomsen, vision the creation of a sustainable tourism movement in Bangladesh build on knowledge sharing and network.
Through newspaper articles, TV appearance and seminars from 2008 to 2010 she has shared her views on the status of the Bangladeshi tourism sector and potential of a sustainable tourism development. These PR initiatives have also focused on The Views On Tourism Project as well as her 2008 report on the Bangladeshi tourism potential for The Royal Danish Embassy, Dhaka.
Please take a look; the PR activities are listed chronological with the oldest first.
Guest speaker at Aalborg University, Tourism Faculty , Denmark. Marts 2008. Click here to download presentation Danish university seminar on Tourism Potential in Bangladesh
Press release SPECIAL OFFER: A LAND OF SPECTACULAR SIGHTS! from The Royal Danish Embassy, Dhaka , Bangladesh. May 2008.
The article focus was the launching of the report Introduction to the tourism industry in Bangladesh.
Article Bangladesh – et udviklingsland med turismepotentiale in Viden Om Turisme , Denmark. May 2008.
Guest speaker at the installation of the new Board of Directors of TOAB (Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh). Bangladesh April 2009. Follow this link to read the speak.
Article The complexity of tourism – and what to do about it in The Travel World , Bangladesh. July 2009.
Article Turisme viden og inspiration til Bangladesh in Viden Om Turisme, Denmark. August 2009.
Article ’SWOT analysis of the Bangladeshi tourism sector’ , page 61-63 in Tourism Review Czech Republic, September 2009
Article Unlocking tourism potential in Daily Star , Bangladesh. November 2009.
Meeting on the Bangladeshi tourism potential with Minister GM Quader, at Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh. November 2009.
The meeting presentation was later modified into the Views On Tourism article and power-point presentation: Sustainable tourism potential in Bangladesh and the role of a tourism policy.
Media trip Panigram Eco-resort, Bangladesh, November 2009.
To know more read the articles Mediatrip to up-comming eco-resort in Jessore and Future boutique eco-resort in Jessore.
Bangla Vision broadcast from Panigram. December 2009.
Download the Bangla Vision (TV) broadcast from this Panigram media trip. Panigram in Bangla Vision – please note this is a large information file.
Article A new approach needed to develop Bangladesh in The Bangladeshi Monitor, Bangladesh. December 2009.
One important correction to this article is that Indian Usha Sree is not connected to the Views On Tourism Project any more.
Small group seminar on the sustainable tourism potential in Bangladesh.
Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 2009.
To learn about the seminar agenda and download the presentation, please follow this link.
Guest speaker on ‘Tourism in Bangladesh – challenges and sustainable potential’ at ICC orientation workshop on Youth Integrated Community based Ecotourism Model (CEM). Bangladesh, March 2010.
To learn about the workshop host, agenda and presentation, please follow this link.
Guest speaker on ‘Sustainable Tourism: Practices and Lessons’ at AIUB University. Bangladesh, March 2010.
To learn about the workshop presentation, please follow this link.
Read the AIUB University notice board on this event and see the pictures, just follow the green link.
Guest speaker on Understanding sustainable tourism potential in Bangladesh’ at Fisheries Training Academy (FTA) in Sava, Dhaka,Bangladesh, March 2010.
The presentation was a part of the technical assistance support contract for the Integrated Protected Area Co-Management (IPAC) project.
To learn about the workshop presentation and the IPAC supported project, follow this link.
Guest speaker on Strategy for Sustainable Business Development in Tourism at Jagannath University, Dhaka,Bangladesh, April 2010.
The presentation was a part of the seminar on Strategy for Sustainable Business Development in Tourism and E-Banking. To learn about the workshop presentation and the IPAC supported project, please follow this green link.
Article How to make expats to travel in Bangladesh in The Independent, Bangladesh 2010.
Article Eco-resort for sustainable tourism in The Daily Star, Bangladesh April 2010.
Article Bangladeshi tourism has so much potential – if the right actions are taken in CanCham Review published by Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CanCham), Bangladesh and Canada. May 2010.
Article An Eco-Resort in Jessore in The Travel World , Bangladesh. May 2010.
Guest speaker on Bangladeshi tourism – network strategy for sustainable tourism at Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 2010.
The audience was planned to be students from marketing department and SME management course from the university management department, the seminar ended up being canceled.
Guest speaker on the Prospect of Sustainable Tourism in Bangladesh at United International University (UIU), Dhaka,Bangladesh, June 2010.
The event was co-hosted by Junior Chamber International (JCI – ICIB is the Bangladeshi wing), a membership-based nonprofit organization of 200,000 young people ages 18 to 40 in 5,000 communities and more than 100 countries around the world.
To learn about the seminar presentation, follow this link.
Guest speaker on How to develop a sustainable Bangladeshi tourism industry at Hotel Washington, Dhaka,Bangladesh, June 2010.
The event was hosted by Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB).
To learn about the seminar presentation, follow this link.
Article Cooperation among stakeholders in tourism sector vital in The Bangladeshi Monitor, Bangladesh. July 2010.
As the Views On Tourism Project is all about knowledge sharing, I welcome media and research to quote or publish articles from this blog. Nevertheless when using this knowledge I urge you to make the source of your knowledge very clear as well as mention the Views On Tourism Project and the web-page www.viewsontourism.info. When quoting parts or entire Views On Tourism articles, please also leave a comment on this blog page – preferable with a link to your publication.
Writer Majbritt Thomsen, administrator on ‘Views On Tourism’.
