A three-day tourism fair ended on a positive note in Dhaka yesterday. The fair styled 'BRAC Bank Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Mart 2008' was participated by a total of 55 organisations including different tour operators, airlines, hotels and a bank.
The participants displayed their products and packages at the fair, organised by Amazing Holiday, a travel agency at Bashundhara City Expo Center in Dhaka.
Participants said they received a large number of people at the three-day fair. The visitors were inquiring about packages and discounts offered by different tour operators, they said.
“Although, this is not an appropriate time for travel inside the country, but by visiting the fair, I got to know about some new places, which can be ideal for me to visit in the upcoming season”, said Naira Sultana, a visitor in the fair.
A campaign to vote for Cox's Bazar and the Sunderbans was arranged at the fair, in a bid to ensure that the two places are at the top of the list of the seven natural wonders of the world and the organiser said that some several thousand votes were cast.
Mamun Ashraphi, organiser of the fair and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amazing Holiday, said the aim of the fair was to promote the natural and historical sites of the country that people usually learn about from reading books or newspapers.
“In the present world, tourism is treated as one of the vital sources of earning foreign exchange,” he said by adding that tourism has multidimensional opportunities to create employment.
He said the government as well as private entrepreneurs could utilise the sector for earning money.
The Daily Star, Ittefaq, Channel i and Radio Foorti were the media partners of the fair.
Source: The Daily Star Dated : 27-07-08
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