Travel And Tourism in Bangladesh
Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in Bangladesh report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.
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Chapters: 8 | Tables: 53 | Publication date: Aug 2007
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Product coverage
Airline capacity and utilisation; Arrivals by country of origin; Arrivals by mode of transport; Arrivals by purpose of visit; Car rental services by sector; Demand factors; Departures by destination; Departures by mode of transport; Departures by purpose of visit; Domestic tourism by destination; Domestic tourism by mode of transport; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail services
Executive summary
Negative Impact of Security and Country's Poor Image
Bangladesh, whose image abroad tends to revolve round its being one of the poorest countries in the world and prone to natural calamities like flood and cyclone, is not an obvious tourist destination. The tourism industry has also suffered significantly due to the bomb attacks in the year 2005. In addition to this, negative image of the country in the international tourism market has not helped change the view of the west for Bangladesh. Its existing image does it a disservice, for Bangladesh is country with an unspoiled natural beauty and a charm that comes from friendly and hospitable people.
Limited Tourism Potential Due to Lack of Infrastructure and Government Support
The presence of very few international standard hotels, the low frequency of flights and the underdevelopment of tourist attractions has limited the tourism potential. With poor infrastructure, little marketing sense and direction, and a national carrier too busy serving the labour traffic, tourism potentials of Bangladesh this far remained unexploited.
Another key aspect of infrastructure is the availability of monetary funds during travel. Even until recently, the ATMs outside Dhaka aren't connected to the international network, and traveller's cheques are very difficult to cash. Due to counterfeiting, many stores accept only "beautiful" (crisp and clean) bills.
In the past couple of decades, the private sector is coming up in both development of infra-structure and tour operation. But their progress is slow due to adequate proper government support. In a country where public sector has totally failed, for the growth of tourism in the country, public sector in general and the tour operators in particular must get recognition and proper support from the government. The Association of Tour Operator of Bangladesh (TOAB] has 17 members. Of them about eight are really active. However, in the absence of proper policy to guide them and much needed support from the government, the tour operators are struggling to survive. The trade of tour operation is in its infancy and need full support from the government.
Indians and Local People Constitute the Prime Tourist Segment
The prime tourists in Bangladesh are Indians and local people, who have low to mid-end spending power. Thus while these two target segment may account for largest share in volume terms, revenue generated from incoming tourist receipts and domestic tourism expenditure is restricted, due to the minimal number of higher spenders. Higher spending Westerners represented less than 20% of all arrivals, and so this is a source market which Bangladesh is likely to focus on attracting over the next few years.
Eco-tourism the Prime Focus of the Tourism Board in 2006
The tourism industry is exploring the eco-tourism potential in remote areas, as well as improving infrastructure at the existing eco-tourism sites such as Sundarbans. The initiatives taken in the direction include the building of accommodation facilities at new eco-tourism sites and improved road connectivity. The other key focus areas include promotion and development of historical and religious sites.
Future Performance Dependant on Government Input
The government has been making insignificant superficial efforts to develop tourism. Some of these include declaring Cox's Bazar, the Sundarbans and Kuakata as Special Tourist Zones in 2002 and forming a Beach Management Committee to maintain safe and secured sea beaches at Cox's Bazar and Kuakata as well as to enhance facilities in these areas. But it will take much more than simple measures such as these to promote tourism in the country.
Government Tourism operating expenditures in Bangladesh in 2007 are expected to total BDT5.7 billion (US$81.1 million) or 2.1% of total government spending. In 2017, this spending is forecast to total BDT19.5 billion (US$215.6 million), or 2.2% of total government spending.
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SECURITY AND COUNTRY'S POOR IMAGE
LIMITED TOURISM POTENTIAL DUE TO LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
INDIANS AND LOCAL PEOPLE CONSTITUTE THE PRIME TOURIST SEGMENT
ECO-TOURISM THE PRIME FOCUS OF THE TOURISM BOARD IN 2006
FUTURE PERFORMANCE DEPENDANT ON GOVERNMENT INPUT
KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
TOURISM INDUSTRY SUFFERS FROM NEGATIVE IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY
Outlook
Impact
LEISURE TOURISTS REPRESENT MINORITY OF VISITORS
Outlook
Impact
INDIANS AND LOCALS ACCOUNT FOR MAJOR SHARE AMONG THE TOTAL TOURIST VOLUME
Outlook
Impact
LIMITED ATTRACTIONS AND LACK OF DEVELOPMENT HINDERS INBOUND TRAVEL
Outlook
Impact
OUTBOUND TRAVEL GROWS RAPIDLY IN COMPARISON WITH INBOUND TRAVEL
Outlook
Impact
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRANSPORTATION
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
TRAVEL RETAIL
TRENDS
PROSPECTS
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Length of Trip: 2000-2005
Table 2 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2000-2005
Table 3 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 4 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 5 Departures: 2000-2005
Table 6 Departures by Destination: 2000-2005
Table 7 Departures by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 8 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2000-2005
Table 9 Domestic Trips by Mode of Transport: 2000-2005
Table 10 Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2000-2005
Table 11 Incoming Tourist Receipts % Growth: 2000-2005
Table 12 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 13 Outgoing Tourism Expenditure % Growth: 2000-2005
Table 14 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2000-2005
Table 15 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2005-2010
Table 16 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 17 Forecast Departures: 2005-2010
Table 18 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2005-2010
Table 19 Forecast Departures by Mode of Transport: 2005-2010
Table 20 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: 2005-2010
Table 21 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: 2005-2010
Table 22 Forecast Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: 2005-2010
SECTOR DATA
Table 23 Hotels: Units 2000-2005
Table 24 Regional Hotel Parameters 2005
Table 25 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 26 Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 27 Hotel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 28 Hotel Company Rankings 2005
Table 29 Forecast Hotels: Units 2005-2010
Table 30 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 31 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 32 Forecast Hotel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 33 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2000-2005
Table 34 Airline Company Rankings 2005
Table 35 Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 36 Air Travel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 37 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2005-2010
Table 38 Forecast Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 39 Forecast Air Travel Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 40 Car Rental Sales: Value 2000-2005
Table 41 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005
Table 42 Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 43 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2005-2010
Table 44 Forecast Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 45 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2000-2005
Table 46 Travel Retail Sales: 2000-2005
Table 47 Travel Retail Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2000-2005
Table 48 Travel Retail Company Rankings 2005
Table 49 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2005-2010
Table 50 Forecast Travel Retail Sales: 2005-2010
Table 51 Forecast Travel Retail Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2005-2010
Table 52 Tourist Attractions: Value 2000-2005
Table 53 Forecast Tourist Attractions: Value 2005-2010
DEFINITIONS
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
DEMAND FACTORS
Length of trip
TOURISM PARAMETERS
Arrivals
Departures
Outgoing tourism expenditure
Domestic tourists
Domestic trips
Domestic tourist expenditure
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION
Hotels
Other travel accommodation
Number of bed nights
Occupancy rates
Number of rooms and beds
TRANSPORTATION
Air
Other transportation
CAR RENTAL
TRAVEL RETAIL
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
INTERNET SALES