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Abstract:

The objective of this research was to look into the impact of the COVID-19 on tourism in
Bangladesh. To find out and complete the research, secondary data sources such as WHO
statistics, governmental data, journals, historical documents, newspaper articles, website
materials, and other sources were used. The COVID-19 epidemic has a major impact on global
travel and tourism. Inbound and outbound tourism have both suffered setbacks in Bangladesh.
International and domestic visitors have canceled their plans to visit Bangladesh, and tourism
has been prohibited. Airlines have canceled flights, and hotels are nearly empty, causing
massive economic losses and job cuts in Bangladesh's tourism industry. COVD-19 amplification
is predictable to have a long-term negative effect on tourism in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's
government has announced an incentive package for early economic recovery, which is needed
for companies to survive the pandemic. This review provides a theoretical cognitive model and
tourism literature for a better understanding of the COVID-19 effect, and it may also direct
future studies in addressing tourism challenges and taking appropriate recovery measures.
Keywords: COVID-19, Tourism, Tourism industry, Pandemic, Recovery plans, Bangladesh.

Introduction:
COVID-19, a SARS-CoV-2-related infectious disease, was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan,
Hubei, China (Mayo Clinic, 2020), but the epidemic has spread throughout the world. It creates an
insecure and rapidly changing environment all over the world. Around one hundred and thirty-two-
million people in 216 countries or territories around the globe have been identified as
confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Corona virus) (Dong E, Du H, Gardner L, 2020). Like others,
Bangladesh is also suffering from Corona virus pandemic. The country confirmed the first
COVID-19 case in its territory on March 2020 but now7 April 2021, there have
been 651,652 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 9,384 deaths and globally,
132,046,206 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,867,242 deaths, reported by WHO. The
number of infected cases, as well as death cases, are increasing, putting the entire economy in threat.
To combat the spread of the Corona virus, the government implemented a number of measures,
including a curfew, a general holiday, the designation of restricted areas, zone-based lockdowns, and so
on. The tourism industry is one of the big sectors that will face a more alarming situation as a result of
the COVID-19 outbreak. Bangladesh's tourism economy is currently valued at about 500 million
Bangladesh Taka (BDT), with total revenue of USD 1157 billion from 2009 to 2019. On average, 550,000
people visit Bangladesh per year, resulting in the creation of 2.23 million jobs. Despite the fact that
Bangladesh's tourism industry has yet to make its mark in the international community, millions of
people earn their living by providing more than 10 million domestic tourism services worth BDT 35
billion per year. People are unable to move for long periods of time in domestic areas due to the
lockdown. Travel operations were suspended until May 2020. A small number of hotels, motels,
restaurants, and transportation options were available. However, because of the rising number of
COVID-19 patients, people are afraid to move and travel. From April 5, 2021, tourism spots will be closed
once more. Hundreds of travel and tour companies will go out of business, as will a large number of
hotels, restaurants, and resorts. The aviation industry will lose more than BDT 6 billion in revenue,
hotels and restaurants will lose more than BDT 15 billion, and travel agents will lose more than BDT 30
billion. By June 2020, the tourism sector is expected to lose BDT 97.5 billion, resulting in the loss of
309,500 jobs (Hasan, 2020). The impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism industry in Bangladesh will be
discussed in this report, as well as some recovery plans for reshaping the industry to reduce current
losses.
Recommendations and Conclusions:

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Bangladesh tourism industry is examined in this
article, which provides a brief context on the outbreak. COVID-19 has a negative effect on travel
and tourism, according to an early estimate. Since the tourism sector is made up of so many other
industries, no one industry can recover the entire loss of the tourism. Both public and private
entities with a stake in the recovery effort must step forward. The Bangladeshi government has
already announced its annual budget for the aviation and tourism industries; however, proper
implementation of this budget is critical for recovery efforts. Bangladesh's government also
announced a stimulus package to help the tourism industry, in which banks will offer loans at 9%
interest and the government will bear 4.5 percent of the interest, leaving the remaining 4.5
percent to be borne by the businesses (UNWTO, 9th April, 2020). Bangladesh can now
concentrate on domestic tourism, with special discount packages being created to attract visitors.
Promotion of village tourism, agro-tourism, and community-based tourism must be practiced in
order to increase visitor interest in travel while also improving the country's economic
conditions. Furthermore, policymakers must ensure and track the proper use of resources as well
as the proper execution of their recovery plans in order to produce more fruitful results for the
post COVID-19 recovery and sustainability of the tourism business.

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