Staff Reporter
Worldwide international tourist movement reached 898 million in 2007-a growth of over 6 per cent, while arrival in Bangladesh grew by 8 per cent. The speakers disclosed this at a seminar yesterday.
As part of Aktel-Dhaka Travel Mart 2008, a seminar titled “Eco and Newest Trend Geo Main Stay of Bangladesh Tourism” was held in cooperation with the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management of University of Dhaka at a city hotel.
Raquib Siddique, Chief Editor of Bangladesh Monitor, in his keynote paper said, the UNWTO forecast that by 2010, international tourist arrivals will reach 1 billion annually. [Read more]