TOAB�s annual fair to be held next month

Tour Operators’ Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), the apex body of the country’s tour providers, announced yesterdayday that its annual flagship tourism fair will now be held next month for getting more foreign participants, reports BSS.
”We have decided to hold our annual fair from November 19 to 21 instead of October 15 to 17 as announced earlier anticipating participation of more foreign participants to make the exposition prolific,” TOAB acting president Rafiuzzaman told journalists at a press briefing at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) here.
The fair titled “Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2015” will be held at the same venue, the international Convention city in Bashundhara in the capital at the freshly scheduled time.
Like every year, Rafiuzzaman said the TOAB is expecting representation from national tourism organisations (NTO) of a number of countries and participation from a good number of local and international tour operators, hotels, motels, travel agents and airlines at the fair.
”Now we are getting more than a month extra time to arrange the fair. So, we are hopeful to make it larger than the previous years,” he said.
The TOAB leader showed his anticipation that the fair will help create tourism hype in the country just before starting of the tourism year 2016, declared by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The government launched a campaign titled “Visit Bangladesh 2016” and set a target to double the number of foreign tourists to one million from the existing half a million.
TOAB Vice President SM Hafizur Rahman Faruk and Fair Director Faizul Islam were also present at the briefing.

TOAB�s annual fair to be held next month

Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), the apex body of the countrys tour providers, announced yesterdayday that its annual flagship tourism fair will now be held next month for getting more foreign participants, reports BSS. We have decided to hold our annual fair from November 19 to 21 instead of October 15 to 17 as announced earlier anticipating participation of more foreign participants to make the exposition prolific, TOAB acting president Rafiuzzaman told journalists at a press briefing at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) here. The fair titled Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2015 will be held at the same venue, the international Convention city in Bashundhara in the capital at the freshly scheduled time. Like every year, Rafiuzzaman said the TOAB is expecting representation from national tourism organisations (NTO) of a number of countries and participation from a good number of local and international tour operators, hotels, motels, travel agents and airlines at the fair. Now we are getting more than a month extra time to arrange the fair. So, we are hopeful to make it larger than the previous years, he said. The TOAB leader showed his anticipation that the fair will help create tourism hype in the country just before starting of the tourism year 2016, declared by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The government launched a campaign titled Visit Bangladesh 2016 and set a target to double the number of foreign tourists to one million from the existing half a million. TOAB Vice President SM Hafizur Rahman Faruk and Fair Director Faizul Islam were also present at the briefing.