Int’l tourism fair begins tomorrow

A three-day international tourism fair titled “US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka Travel Mart 2017”will commence from tomorrow in the capital to promote Bangladesh as a ‘Halal’ tourism destination.

Halal tourism is a subcategory of tourism which is geared towards Muslim families who abide by the rules in accordance to Islam.  
Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of Bangladesh Monitor, organiser of the event, revealed the information while speaking at the press briefing, which was held at a hotel in the capital yesterday.
The Bangladesh Monitor is organising the fair and US-Bangla Airlines is supporting the event as a title sponsor while Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the airline partner of the fair.   
Speaking at the press conference, Kazi Wahidul Alam said, “50 organisations from home and abroad with 74 booths is going to participate in this fair and Tk 30 per person entry fee has been fixed”
“With a view to unlock country’s tourism potential, we have launched this event sixteen years back and since then we are holding this fair as a regular annual event”, he further said.
Bangladesh has failed to promote their tourism product worldwide because of implementation of appropriate marketing strategy, he added. 
We need an effective marketing plan to promote our tourism sector and for that we need to develop a few things such as, communication skills, adequate infrastructure and skilled manpower resources, Kazi Wahidul Alam also said.          
Abu Taher, DGM (sales) of Bangladesh Biman, also attended the press briefing and said Bangladesh Biman will offer 20 per cent discount in six different international routes within the next six months in this fair to the customers.
He also said 7 per cent commission will be offered on the ticket purchase to all the customers in the domestic route as well. 
Imran Asif, chief executive officer (CEO) of US-Bangla Airlines, said US-Bangla will offer 15 per cent discount to different routes in all domestic flights.
Nasir Uddin, CEO of Bangladesh Tourism Board, was present at the press conference and said private and public sector must work together to promote the tourism sector in Bangladesh.

Intl tourism fair begins tomorrow

A three-day international tourism fair titled US-Bangla Airlines Dhaka Travel Mart 2017will commence from tomorrow in the capital to promote Bangladesh as a Halal tourism destination. Halal tourism is a subcategory of tourism which is geared towards Muslim families who abide by the rules in accordance to Islam. Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of Bangladesh Monitor, organiser of the event, revealed the information while speaking at the press briefing, which was held at a hotel in the capital yesterday. The Bangladesh Monitor is organising the fair and US-Bangla Airlines is supporting the event as a title sponsor while Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the airline partner of the fair. Speaking at the press conference, Kazi Wahidul Alam said, 50 organisations from home and abroad with 74 booths is going to participate in this fair and Tk 30 per person entry fee has been fixed With a view to unlock countrys tourism potential, we have launched this event sixteen years back and since then we are holding this fair as a regular annual event, he further said. Bangladesh has failed to promote their tourism product worldwide because of implementation of appropriate marketing strategy, he added. We need an effective marketing plan to promote our tourism sector and for that we need to develop a few things such as, communication skills, adequate infrastructure and skilled manpower resources, Kazi Wahidul Alam also said. Abu Taher, DGM (sales) of Bangladesh Biman, also attended the press briefing and said Bangladesh Biman will offer 20 per cent discount in six different international routes within the next six months in this fair to the customers. He also said 7 per cent commission will be offered on the ticket purchase to all the customers in the domestic route as well. Imran Asif, chief executive officer (CEO) of US-Bangla Airlines, said US-Bangla will offer 15 per cent discount to different routes in all domestic flights. Nasir Uddin, CEO of Bangladesh Tourism Board, was present at the press conference and said private and public sector must work together to promote the tourism sector in Bangladesh.