Aktel Dhaka Travel Mart begins March 13
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
FE Report
The three-day Aktel Dhaka Travel Mart 2008 will begin from March 13 in the city to promote the country's tourism areas and also showcase tourism facilities.
The 5th tourism fair will be held at Winter Garden of Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, said Aktel -Dhaka Travel Mart 2008 Chairman Kazi Wahidul Alam at a press conference in a city hotel Monday.
Civil Aviation and Tourism, Secretary, Syed Mohammad Zobaer will inaugurate the Exhibition on Thursday at the Ball Room of Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
The Bangladesh Monitor, travel & tourism publication of the country, will be hosting the fifth edition of the international tourism fair.
A total of forty four organisations from twelve different countries including host Bangladesh will participate in Aktel Dhaka Travel Mart-2008, which includes national tourism organisations (NTOs), airlines, tour operators, hotels, resorts, travel trade bodies, financial and educational institutions.
Participating organisations during the three-day Exhibition will offer special discounted airfares, tour packages and a host of other offers to the visitors.
Visitors will be able to go around the fair from 10 am to 8:00 pm on all the three days paying an entry fee of Tk 20.
Travel trade partners will be able to hold one-to-one parleys from 10 am to 12 pm.
A Raffle draw on the entry coupons will be held on the concluding day on March 15 on the fair venue. Prizes will include airline tickets to various destinations home and abroad and other exciting tour packages, hotel stays and meal vouchers.
Leading cell phone operator Aktel is playing host as the title sponsor of the event, while Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Eastern Bank Ltd. Association of Travel Agents' of Bangladesh (ATAB) and Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) are acting as Premium Partners.
A Seminar on 'eco and the newest trend Geo' should be the mainstay of Bangladesh Tourism, will be held on the side line of the Exhibition on Friday, March 14, which will be organised jointly by The Bangladesh Monitor and Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management of Dhaka University.
Among others, Nafees Imtiazuddin Ahmed, director planning of Biman, Erfan Haque, general manager (Sales) of GMG Airlines were present on the occasion.
The three-day Aktel Dhaka Travel Mart 2008 will begin from March 13 in the city to promote the country's tourism areas and also showcase tourism facilities.
The 5th tourism fair will be held at Winter Garden of Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, said Aktel -Dhaka Travel Mart 2008 Chairman Kazi Wahidul Alam at a press conference in a city hotel Monday.
Civil Aviation and Tourism, Secretary, Syed Mohammad Zobaer will inaugurate the Exhibition on Thursday at the Ball Room of Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
The Bangladesh Monitor, travel & tourism publication of the country, will be hosting the fifth edition of the international tourism fair.
A total of forty four organisations from twelve different countries including host Bangladesh will participate in Aktel Dhaka Travel Mart-2008, which includes national tourism organisations (NTOs), airlines, tour operators, hotels, resorts, travel trade bodies, financial and educational institutions.
Participating organisations during the three-day Exhibition will offer special discounted airfares, tour packages and a host of other offers to the visitors.
Visitors will be able to go around the fair from 10 am to 8:00 pm on all the three days paying an entry fee of Tk 20.
Travel trade partners will be able to hold one-to-one parleys from 10 am to 12 pm.
A Raffle draw on the entry coupons will be held on the concluding day on March 15 on the fair venue. Prizes will include airline tickets to various destinations home and abroad and other exciting tour packages, hotel stays and meal vouchers.
Leading cell phone operator Aktel is playing host as the title sponsor of the event, while Biman Bangladesh Airlines, GMG Airlines, Eastern Bank Ltd. Association of Travel Agents' of Bangladesh (ATAB) and Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) are acting as Premium Partners.
A Seminar on 'eco and the newest trend Geo' should be the mainstay of Bangladesh Tourism, will be held on the side line of the Exhibition on Friday, March 14, which will be organised jointly by The Bangladesh Monitor and Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management of Dhaka University.
Among others, Nafees Imtiazuddin Ahmed, director planning of Biman, Erfan Haque, general manager (Sales) of GMG Airlines were present on the occasion.