Post-Covid-19 Tourism

Recovery Policy for Bangladesh

Abstract

Covid-19 has changed the world tremendously and this change will persist for years. Its impact on world tourism is strongly felt. However, it has been predicted that five sectors including domestic tourism will boom in the post-Covid period, making the economy vibrant. Recently, the UN Secretary General has mentioned that tourism will be the best weapon to combat economic crisis in the post-Covid world. Various researches and statistics have revealed that in the post-Covid period, possibly up to December 2022, people will go for outings covering a distance from 161 to 482 kilometers. As holiday making will be people's first choice, domestic tourism will gain a momentum. UNWTO has already indicated that domestic tourism traffic will begin soon. The tourism of Bangladesh is most likely to flourish in the post-Covid period. There are multifarious reasons for this. Bangladesh is called the Unique Delta of 7 Tourist Attractions (FTA) which includes river, sea, mountain, forest, history-heritage-culture, seasonal variation and hospitality. Bangladesh figures best in 7TA. Tourism industry provides employment opportunities for a huge number of people. One hundred eighty million people of Bangladesh, where 60 percent is youth, may massively enjoy its benefits. The tourism potential can really be "a penalty shoot" for the country. The present research investigates the tourism scenario of Covid-19 Bangladesh, presenting a three dimensional analysis (academic, professional and observer), with seven steps and relevant policy activities.