A 3-day international tourism fair begins in Dhaka on Friday to promote the country’s tourism industry.
Tour Operator Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), apex body of the country’s tour operators, will organise the fair titled “EBL-BTTF-2014 International Tourism Fair” at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).
It would be the 5th event TOAB is organising with around 100 exhibitors from six countries – Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Bhutan and host Bangladesh, a pre-event press conference was told at a hotel in the city yesterday. Tourism Malaysia will have a major stake.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed is scheduled to inaugurate the fair and Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon would conclude close it on Sunday next.
The participants include national tourism organisations (NTOs), airlines, tour operators, hotels, resorts, travel trade bodies, financial and educational institutions.
During the exhibition, the exhibitors would offer special discounts on airfares, tour packages and a host of other promotional offers. Colourful cultural shows will be staged every evening.
A seminar titled “Memorials of Liberation War and Our Tourism” and a discussion titled “Tourism and Skilled Workforce” will be held on the sidelines of the fair.
The fair will remain open from 10am to 8pm on all the three days.
