We Bangladeshi people have to change our mentality that tourists mean foreigners. We have this impression because we were not used to seeing our people traveling for recreational purposes. But in every big country with established tourism sector, tourism means domestic tourism. This is where majority of tourists and tourism imcome is generated. For example, Germany receives 40 million foreign tourists every year, yet their 90 percent tourists and tourism revenue is generated by domestic tourists. This is even true for popular tourist destinations in Asia like Vietnam or Thailand. Vast majority of their tourist consists of local people. Tourists mean foreigners only in tiny, tourism only economy like Maldives or Monaco where up to 70 percent of GDP comes from foreign tourists. A populous country like Bangladesh, tourism will always mean domestic tourism no matter how many millions of foreign tourists we receive. So the headline is correct in real sense and I think majority of foreigners here will understand it correctly.
Not only within the country, a big number of Bangladeshi tourists also rushed to Kolkata, India and are suffering extreme hardship due to lack of accommodation and dinning options. Indian immigration at Benapole-Petrapole land crossing is horrible. Kolkata Baniyas have increased hotel rent and food price several times than usual to cut throat of these tourists. Big queues at restaurants. Many Bangladeshi tourists are spending open-air nights on the roads.But, but, Bangladesh is in crisis
