Tourism Products and Services in Bangladesh: In Search of Policy and Development Frameworks

Md. Nekmahmud () and Azizul Hassan
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Md. Nekmahmud: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Azizul Hassan: Tourism Consultants Network, The Tourism Society

Chapter Chapter 1 in Tourism Products and Services in Bangladesh, 2021, pp 3-24 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Product and service offers are essential for the promotion and development of tourism in a destination. From the context of tourism product and service offers, Bangladesh beholds diverse forms ranging from eco-tourism, agri-tourism, riverine tourism, adventure tourism, food tourism, religious tourism, community-based tourism (CBT) as well as hospitality, accommodation, transportation, visa and immigration, money transfer, sight-seeing, recreation and relevant. Arguably, the country also has a tourism product and service friendly National Tourism Policy. The country’s tourism potentials are well-recognized with UNESCO Natural and Cultural World Heritage Sites. This research critically analyses tourism product and service offers and potentials of the tourism industry in Bangladesh. Theoretical discussions are offered relating to the present context. Findings present that, domestic tourism product and service demands of Bangladesh are expansion is mainly indebted to the strong rise of a social class having disposal savings. In addition, the chapter identified several factors that influence the demand for products and services in the tourism sector. As well as the chapter describes the tourism product and service development frameworks. On the other side, due to the unprecedented growth of transportation supported by easier access to immigration and currency rules, the country is rapidly transforming as an international tourism hub. The chapter agrees that tourism in Bangladesh is partially favored by the recent public legislations and policy frameworks.

Keywords: Tourism; Product; Service; Policy; Development; Potentials; Tourism business; Marketing; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4279-8_1

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