Pacific Asia Travel Association chief in Bangladesh

Mario Hardy, chief executive of Pacific Asia Travel Association or PATA, will arrive in Dhaka for a four-day visit today, a statement said yesterday.

Hardy will work on assessing the need and role of PATA towards developing tourism in Bangladesh during his first official trip to Bangladesh, PATA said in a statement.

He will also call on the civil aviation and tourism minister and meet tourism industry leaders and stakeholders, according to the statement.

He will also visit the PATA Bangladesh Dhaka University Student Chapter and attend the inaugural of the Adventure Club of Bangladesh.