Dhaka travel mart saw transaction of Tk 5cr

The international travel fair -- Dhaka Travel Mart -- that ended on Saturday saw more than 15,000 visitors and transaction worth over Tk 5 crore.

Airlines and tour operators sold air tickets and holiday packages, while hotels and resorts took advance booking at the 14th edition of the show, according to a statement from Bangladesh Monitor, a fortnightly magazine that organised the fair.

Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of the magazine and chairman of the fair organising committee, disclosed the figures at the closing ceremony.

Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, media affairs adviser to the prime minister, said the fair has been successful to take tourism to the people. Tourism not only helps people relax but also educates tourists about the destinations they visit, he said.

If tourism products are improved further, it would help the country earn the much needed foreign exchange, Chowdhury said.

People's disposable income will rise further in the days to come, which will boost domestic tourism, he said. He also distributed certificates among the participants of the fair, according to the statement.