Sustainable Tourism Development in Bangladesh (A case study of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh)

Abstract

Sustainable tourism development incorporates three development areas, which are environmental development, social development, and economic development. Almost all the countries of the world are well focused on bringing sustainable tourism development to their tourism industry. This sustainable approach has global significance as this practice ensures more tourist engagement, creates new business opportunities for the locals, and, overall, contributes to the GDP of the respective country as well as the world’s economy.

The main objective of this research is to show the importance and impact of sustainable practices in the tourism industry from the perspective of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Besides, the current situation of Cox's Bazar and the initiatives of the government to bring sustainable practices to this tourist place. A quantitative research method was used to conduct this research. In this research, a survey was conducted based on age, and profession. A total number of 100 people gave their responses in this survey to various questions.

The result of this research showed that, currently, the sustainable practice in Cox's Bazar is not well organized, and the people seek more intervention from the government and private organizations. So, it is recommended that the government figure out the possible lacking sustainable tourism development here and should ensure sustainable practices and implement the new action plan.