Bangladesh least visited country by tourist!? :0

[WaLeEdK2]

At least we aren't on the list.

I've seen a lot of tourists in Pakistan. It's not even close.

 

[livingdead]

BD does, if you've watched the video


there can be various locations for that like in dubai... where bikinis are allowed within the hotel area and alcohol is served on select locations.
btw you can buy alcohol in bangladesh if you know the place... basically all major towns in dhaka has em.


ahem... sri lanka


dude bikini and alcohol isnt everything... but yes infrastructure is poor. maybe setting up a system like dubai will help

dubai needed billions upon billions of dollars to build... its like saying all it needs to entice a girl is a diamond worth few million quid..

 

[Michael Corleone]

I dont think there is much to see in BD

thats where youre wrong.

I think it is due to its homogenious nature. It doesnt have alot of geographical variety or have have cities that are worth visitng for longer times. It has one language , one culture kind of too one dimensional.

Btw this is not in pure numbers. Its least visited relative to its population.



I dont think you can call them mountains. They are about 2500-3000 feet high.

one language with countless dialects that its hard for many to understand em all. diversity as in religion with their respective culture. i dont think its one dimensional at all and even if it is... not an excuse for tourist not visiting em.

 

[livingdead]

thats where youre wrong.

one language with countless dialects that its hard for many to understand em all. diversity as in religion with their respective culture. i dont think its one dimensional at all and even if it is... not an excuse for tourist not visiting em.

its lack of USP and the fact that bd is expensive to get into for western tourists(100 dollar visa fee plus 500+ flight)... you cant travel for a longer duration to make it worthwhile, as it is a small country.

 

[Michael Corleone]

One suggestion to attract more tourists:

BD must look east ward muslim countries (and tourist heavens like) Indonesia and Malaysia and implement/copy their mode of plan in attracting foreigners instead blabbering we failed because no beer and no bikini every-time

Look eastern muslim countries and stay away from pak and arab Muslim countries.

extemely right. well said

I do not agree with alchohol and clothing comments.. there are dozens of muslim nations with much more tourists.

Poor marketing and tourism dept. Should be blamed.
Bangladesh has TIGERS and thats more than enough.

haha yeah

It seems like non smoking industry.. but this is the most screwd up industry..
Thai, egypt, turkey heavily depend on tourism and none of them doing any good.

because of political instability. just like us.

 

[Khan_21]

Nonsenical report. Bangladesh had around 150000 tourists while pakistan had around 500000 in 2014 .
Point to be noted is that the major sources of tourists in pakistan were uk,usa and india. So unless whites are a common sight in pakistan , majority of so called tourists were pakistanis settled abroad Or Indians visiting family.
So no need to put the bangladeshis down

You can see alot of white tourists in Northern Pakistan especially Gilgit Baltistan . Its a favourite with climbers from around the world . Offers an experience like no place in the world .

Alot of whites can be encountered in Lahore , Islamabad and Taxila . These days you can see them because Pakistan in 2016 is the safest it ever has been in more than a decade .

 

[dray]

Nonsenical report. Bangladesh had around 150000 tourists while pakistan had around 500000 in 2014 .
Point to be noted is that the major sources of tourists in pakistan were uk,usa and india. So unless whites are a common sight in pakistan , majority of so called tourists were pakistanis settled abroad Or Indians visiting family.
So no need to put the bangladeshis down

Check the video, the ranking was done based on the number of tourists compared to the population. Bangladesh gets one foreign tourist for every 1272 residents.

 

[WaLeEdK2]

When I went to Pakistan I saw 10 or 12 white families in allama Iqbal airport and some black people in Islamabad. I've seen Chinese tourists as well.

 

[bluesky]

One suggestion to attract more tourists:

BD must look east ward muslim countries (and tourist heavens like) Indonesia and Malaysia and implement/copy their mode of plan in attracting foreigners instead blabbering we failed because no beer and no bikini every-time

Look eastern muslim countries and stay away from pak and arab Muslim countries.

Which Muslim countries in the east? Malaysia and Indonesia? It is correct that the western tourists like to visit ASEAN countries because of their multiple culture, costumes, languages, foods, different lifestyles, multi-ethnicity, different religions as well as topographies, good amount of personal safety/security, and recreational sea beaches. Think of Bali Hindu culture in Indonesia or tribal dances in all countries including Burma. These are attractions.

There have been many other similar threads. If I said BD lacks many of the social infrastructures, people will start shouting at me, 'Are you a real Bangladeshi? Why do you come here with a false flag?' In the airport book, the authorities typically designate the garment related visitors as tourists, and our PDF members think BD needs to build many 10-star hotels to attract tourists.

I am not shocked at the reporting, but, I hope people in BD will know the reality.

 

[fallstuff]

http://tourismboard.gov.bd/publications/statistics/

 

[Loafer]

Why would one go to Bangladesh in this world?

If I tell someone I am going to Bangladesh for holiday, it would be as much a joke as going to Virar on honeymoon.

 

[Khan_21]

thats where youre wrong.

one language with countless dialects that its hard for many to understand em all. diversity as in religion with their respective culture. i dont think its one dimensional at all and even if it is... not an excuse for tourist not visiting em.

A normal tourist would want to experience everything in a country. That is why a country full of variety and diversity like France is more touristy than Austria.

Also Bangladesh is relatively less known around the world.

 

[Gibbs]

sri lanka is definitely not a middle income country but earns a lot of revenue from tourism. ps bangladeshi prostitutes? yuck!

Sri Lanka is a middle income country mate.. And with a GDP per capita income of US$ 3,912.00 (2015), It's in the cusp of being a upper Middle income nation, If it has not achieved already.. I do not have the 2016 data

Lower-middle-income economies ($1,026 to $4,035),

Upper-middle-income economies ($4,036 to $12,475)


http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/srilanka/overview

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Sri_Lanka

 

[UKBengali]

Lack of tourism is Bangladesh is due to its near homogeneous topography, lack of places of religious importance, or massive architectural wonders. I do not think that Bangladesh would every get significant number of tourists because of these limitations.

India also get tourists only in Himalayan region ,Western Ghats and beaches, and pilgrim and architectural circuit. Places like Haryana which are devoid of geo these do not get many tourists.

You are not looking at the wide picture here.

If India becomes middle-income with good infrastructure, hygienic conditions etc then expect the number of tourists to sky-rocket.

You are wrong about BD as it has hills in NE and SE, massive rivers that would interest tourists who like travelling by ferries and the Sundurban in the SE. There is also the world's longest beach in Cox's bazaar and that would at least interest conservative tourists.

If you are rich then you would hardly want to go to a dirty, poor country where it is a hassle to even travel around.

 

[Riyad]

I think it is due to its homogenious nature. It doesnt have alot of geographical variety or have have cities that are worth visitng for longer times. It has one language , one culture kind of too one dimensional.

Btw this is not in pure numbers. Its least visited relative to its population.



I dont think you can call them mountains. They are about 2500-3000 feet high.

These are not mountains?

Nilgiri, Bangladesh

Nilachal, Bangladesh