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The Government has recognized the importance of the tourism industry and declared the National Tourism Policy of Bangladesh in February 1992. The Policy declared that it is possible to change the socio-economic 13 condition of the country through the development of its tourism resources. In addition, tourism shall be considered as an industry of due priority and this will be appropriately reflected in the annual five-year plans and development partners shall be apprised of this accordingly. Tourism planning has remained largely a state-sector responsibility. The development planning of the country is done by annual development programmes (ADP) within a broader Five-Year-Development-Plan (FYP).
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Scope to establish exclusive tourist zone (ETZ) Increasing interest of foreign local investors to invest at Coxs Bazar to establish 5-star hotel, golf course, theme park, world class shopping mall, studio apartment, holiday resort. 5 Star Hotel by Raddisson Group, Starwood at Inani , 5 Star Resort with Spa Formulation of investors friendly tourism investment policy offering attractive package benefit for the investors. Construction of Marine Drive by which visiting tourists can enjoy a combined view of chain of hills at one end and blue water of Bay of Bengal on the other driving through the unbroken 120 Km. long beach from Coxs Bazar to Teknaf within less than 2 hours time. Beach facilities like observation tower, rescue team, beach lighting is already been established by beach development committee. An Investment of 1200 crore taka from private sector is already been made to develop hotels, motels, restaurants and guest houses.
Challenges:
1.Environmental effect due to global climate change. Unplanned development in seashore areas. 2.Lack of skilled manpower. 3.Privacy problem in beach areas especially for foreigners. 4.Lack of commitment to develop tourism. 5.No water and sewerage system. 6.Frequent load shading. 7.No gas line. 8.Communication problems: Narrow roads, too much traffic, no railway lines, flights are limited and irregular.
9.Excess influx of tourist exceeding the capacity. 10.The capacity of hotel, motel & guest houses are 84,000 at present but during holidays total arrival is more than 100 thousand. 11.Establishment of hatchery and dry fish plant in beach area which is polluting the environment. 12.Scarcity of cylinder gas, high price of food items and exploitation. 13.Normal lives of local people are disturbed due to excess tourist arrival during season. 14.Rohinga crisis in Teknaf area, especially they become a threat for the locality and environment as they are violent in nature and destroying the forest for firewood. 15.Due to high cost of cylinder gas not only local people but also moderate hotel, motel, restaurant are using firewood to save the cost of cooking which is a threat for the environment.
Himchhari A beauty spot in the solitude of the sea and the hills. About 4 and a half km. south-east from Coxs Bazar along the beach. Part of the way on donkey or elephant back and the remainder afoot would be a rewarding memory.
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation as National Tourist Organization (NTO) Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) was established in 1972 through a Presidential Order no 143, and placed it under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. It has been entrusted with dual responsibility - promotion of tourism in the country as well as creation of facilities on commercial basis. Since its inception, BPC has been developing and creating various tourist facilities across the country. Till to date, it has created 42 tourism units (hotels. motels, restaurants, tourism centre, picnic spots, duty free shops, drinks corner, etc.) at different places of tourist attractions of the country in order to offer facilities to the tourists. It also runs a National Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (NHTTI), which to date, produced more than 24,000 trained manpower. As per the privatization policy of Bangladesh government, BPC has leased out as many as 11 commercial units to private sector on commercial basis.
Policy Recommendations
1. Budget tourism aimed at all age groups, particularly the young generation of backpackers needs to be developed, with economy travel, easing of visa formalities, dissemination of information and low-cost but comfortable accommodations, etc. 2. For learning lessons from other more successful groupings, visits of groups comprising of tourist officials, private sector entrepreneurs and journalists should be arranged. 3. Investment opportunities with liberal incentives need to be communicated to both national and international investors. 4. Eco-tourism and Buddhist Circuit tourisms should be grounded on the premise of poverty reduction of local communities. Tourist facilities and products need to be developed with minimum ecological impact. Also, opportunities for employment generation and income earning for the local communities are to be created.
Policy Recommendations
5. Human resource development for tourism through formal and informal education, training and exchange visits is of utmost importance for Bangladesh. 6. The ministry of Tourism and National Tourism Organizations of the Bangladesh needs to be strengthened.
7. Quality of service needs to be improved. For the purpose, training at different levels from top management down to door boys should be initiated at national and regional levels.
8. In the area of environmental management, an integrated approach needs to be taken for ensuring sustainability. The good practices within Bangladesh in different areas, such as community-based resource management, energy efficiency and conservation, pollution management, disaster mitigation, etc. need to be disseminated.
Action Plan
A Training Center at Coxs Bazar Establishment of ETZ . Development of environmental friendly tourist facilities Construction of rest house, snack bar near the Buddhist Temple at Ramu. Establishment of National Park at Himchori and wild life conservation center at Teknaf. Creation of tourist facilities in Kutubdia and Moheshkhali Island and procurement of water vessel for the tourist and water sports amenities for the islands of southern areas. Organization responsible :Central Govt.,Local Govt., NGOs, Local Organizations. Timeline for completion: 3 5 years Potential funding sources:ADP,International Donors, FDI etc.
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