International Tourism fair begins in the city on April 8

প্রকাশিত: 7 April 2016, 8:35:46 pm

A four day international tourism fair under the style NOVOAIR Dhaka Travel Mart 2016 will be held at the Ball Room of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel from Friday, April 8. Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism will formally inaugurate the fair at 4.00 pm.
The Bangladesh Monitor, premier travel and tourism publication of the country is organising the fair for the thirteenth time. NOVOAIR, a leading private airline of the country is supporting the event as the Title Sponsor while Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) and national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines as the partners of the fair.
Kazi Wahidul Alam, Editor, The Bangladesh Monitor and Chairman of the NOVOAIR DTM 2016 organising committee was speaking at a Press Conference held today (April 06, 2016) at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Syed Ahasan Hossain Kazi, General Manager, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Mofizur Rahman, Managing Director, NOVOAIR. also addressed the press conference among others.
” With a view to unlock country’s tourism potential we launched the annual event thirteen years back. We believe that Dhaka Travel Mart has been able to play some role in the development of country’s tourism sector.”
“For a sustainable tourism sector we need to attract more foreign tourists. Lot of things to be done in this direction. First of all we need to identify the appropriate tourism product and promote world wide, specially in those countries from where we may expect tourists. We need to plan effective ways of promotion as well. At the same time communication and other infrastructure, skilled human resources need to be developed.’
About 50 organisations from different countries and host Bangladesh are taking part in NOVOAIR Dhaka Travel Mart 2016, which includes National Tourism Organisations (NTOs), Airlines, Tour Operators, Hotels, Resorts, Healthcare service providers among others.
Participating organisations during the 4 day fair will offer special discount on airfares and other tourism products and services. Attractive tour packages for domestic and foreign destinations will be available for the visitors.
On sideline of the fair a round table conference on ‘MICE Tourism in Bangladesh’ will be held on Saturday, April 9 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. Abdul Matlub Ahmad, President FBCCI will be present as the Chief Guest.
Tourism Malaysia and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will host different activities including B2B meetings during the fair. A high-power delegation of Tourism Malaysia will visit Dhaka along with a cultural troupe to attend the fair.
Visitors will be able to go around the fair from 5 pm – 9 pm on Friday and from 10 am to 8 pm on from Saturday to Monday paying an entry fee of Tk. 25. Raffle draw on the entry coupons will be held on the concluding day, April 11, at 7.30 pm at the fair venue in front of visitors. Prizes will include airline tickets to various destinations at home and abroad, exciting tour packages, star hotel accommodation, lunch/dinner coupons and others.