Dhaka : The tourism industry is expected to make a significant contribution to flourish the blue economy of Bangladesh in an effort to help the country achieve its development goals. To this effect, the government has incorporated various schemes to the country's develop...

Manila : The Philippines will allow entry to visitors vaccinated against Covid-19 from February 10, its government said on January 28, in an effort to boost a tourism sector decimated by the pandemic.
The archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands had planned to re...

Istanbul : Turkey's tourism revenues rose by 103 per cent on an annual basis to USD 24.48 billion in 2021, according to official data released on January 31, reflecting a recovery from the initial wave of Covid-19 pandemic measures in 2020.
The figure for last yea...

Colombo : Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga announced that Sri Lanka is planning to sign joint tourism cooperation agreements with Bangladesh and two other countries Cambodia and South Africa soon.
The proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangla...

Chattogram : Chattogram is the second largest city of Bangladesh and a port city aged over 1000 years. The division is rich in biodiversity and the most potential place of tourism in the country. However, the tourism industry of Chattogram needs more attention. 
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Chattogram : The three-day long TripLover Chittagong Travel Mart-2022 successfully concluded in Chattogram on January 8 at the Dahlia Hall of The Peninsula Chittagong Hotel. This makes it the first of its kind travel and tourism fair to take place after the coronavirus pande...

Dhaka : The service charge taken by recruiting agencies in Bangladesh to send labours to Malaysia should not exceed BDT 10,000, said Shahidul Alam, Director General, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) on December 27. 
"It [service charge] sho...

Dhaka : Tasfia Aviation Ltd is currently providing customers with only air ticketing services. But, in early 2022, they will be launching an OTA named Travatas. Through that, they will gradually offer customers all travel related services along with ticketing, like holiday p...

Dhaka : Tourism's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country is estimated at 3.02 per cent by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). In local currency, this amounts to BDT 76,690.7 crore. 
The sector also accounted for 8.07 per cent o...

Dhaka : Bangladesh Tourism Board has launched a new tourism brand name and logo titled "Mujib's Bangladesh".
This new development follows BTB's efforts to commemorate the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence under the direct supervision of...