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2020 International Journal of Science and Business

Association between Economic

changes and trend in Tourism Resort
Business: Bangladesh Perspective
Karabi Kabir & Samia Afrin Shetu

Abstract
Resorts are a part of tourism for outdoor recreation. Resorts are places
arranged in an exotic location away from the hustle and bustle of today’s
life. The main feature of the resorts is the atmosphere and the comfort of
enjoying a quality holiday with near and dear ones. The purpose of this
study is to determine the resort business orientation of Bangladesh. This
study focuses not only on the recent trend but also on the trend of
establishing a resort business in Bangladesh. It seeks to gather the trends of
this business along with the economic development of Bangladesh. The
future assessment of this business is reflected in the last section of this IJSB
article by assessing the past business trends of the region and the trends of Accepted 08 March 2020
Published 12 March 2020
other developing countries in the world. The findings outlined in this paper DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3707922
are expected to help the government, tourism stakeholders and
policymakers of Bangladesh to understand the nature of resorts business
trend.

Keywords: resort, hospitality, sustainability, tourism, trend, Bangladesh economy,

economy, Tourism impact on economy.

About Author (s)

Karabi Kabir (Corresponding author), Lecturer, Department of Tourism and Hospitality

Management, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000,
Bangladesh.
Samia Afrin Shetu, Lecturer, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Faculty
of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

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1. Introduction
The continued strength of the Asian economies makes this area perhaps the strongest
opportunity for future resort investment and development. The rapidly emerging Asian
middle class has sufficient discretionary income to patronize resorts, while continued
relaxation of travel restrictions between Asian countries gives them almost unlimited access
to the region’s wealth of recreational opportunities. (J. Richard and Gregory, 1999)
Bangladesh, a sovereign nation of the world has earned its independence only forty-five years
ago. More than two hundred years of oppression and exploitation of British and Pakistani
depressors the country achieved its freedom. As a war-devastated country, the main concern
of the government was to re-establish the basic human needs of the people of this country.
The country has shown promising growth in reestablishing its economy and position itself as
a developing country. It is a country of the market-based economy holding 44th position in
the world in nominal terms, and 32nd largest by purchasing power parity; it is classified
among the Next Eleven emerging market economies. According to the International Monetary
Fund (IMF), Bangladesh's economy was the second-fastest growing economy in 2016 with an
average growth rate of 7.1% (Arun, 2016). Since independence, the economy of Bangladesh
depends on the agricultural sector then came readymade garments and remittances. Though
still now the focus of all government was upon this sector that other possibilities are simply
ignored. One such sector is the tourism industry. The country is blessed with various
resources which can be considered as valuable elements for this sector. Besides as an
overpopulated country, tourism can be an easy solution to solve the unemployment problem
by employed them inside and outside the country. This will create a door of opportunity to
get rid of the unemployment problem as tourism is a labor-intensive industry.

In the world tourism map Bangladesh is something unexplored. Despite the slow growth,
Bangladesh’s tourism is currently of moderate size. Currently, the potential of tourism is
recognized and efforts are being made to reflect on development policies and programs.
Bangladesh is a land of diverse cultures and natural beauty. Historians say the land has
always attracted priests, merchants, and wanderers from different parts of the world. The
newness of the tourism business is getting its popularity day by day. People are coming
forward to invest in this sector which is quite an obsolete idea a few days back. As per the
earning capability of people are increasing the inbound tourism sector s also flourishing day
by day. Government policies play a vital role in this case. Private sector enterprises are also
coming up with hotels, motels, resorts and restaurants, benefitting locals with jobs. Many
local youths work as tour guides around the Sundarbans and Lavachara. The government is
planning to provide more facilities in different areas to make it a priority for locals to sell
handicrafts, poultry, meat, fish and vegetables. Resort business in Bangladesh is a very recent
trend. Analyzing the timeline of when Bangladesh's famous resorts were founded, (Appendix-
figure1) that most of them were built after 2000. Now a day many new resorts are being
established across the country. The disposable income of the people is also increasing as the
country's economic growth is growing, which makes people more willing to spend their extra
money on vacation benefits.

Literature Review
The resort industry has long been established in the hospitality world when it comes to more
income-generating. Chuck Y. Gee (1988) defined that the resort as any place or place with
good weather and good breathing, healthy leisure and leisure, food service, lodging, and
public recreation facilities at a reasonable cost. Resorts that are often viewed as the luxury
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side of tourism are available to a wide range of customers. Unlike traditional hotels that serve
temporary customers, the resorts are seen as a destination and are designed to cater to
excursions and leisure travelers (Chuck Y. Gee, 1988). Butler (1980) builds a model that
shows the development stages of a particular resort. In the beginning phase resort may start
off from being a small, low key, destination. Most of them follow this pattern. According to
Butler, the exception happens if the area is truly unique which could preserve its
attractiveness timelessly (appendix). Two recently revised editions on the model (Butler,
2006a, 2006b) highlight its importance as one of the most commonly used frameworks in
tourism studies. In 2018-2019, Bangladesh saw an average growth of 11.6 percent in the
number of tourists. World Travel and Tourism Council reported 125,000foreigners visited in
2017. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the direct contribution of
travel and tourism in Bangladesh's economy is estimated to be 4.4 percent in 2019 and 2.4
percent in 2017 of total GDP. In addition, it is projected to grow by 11.6 percent year-on-year
2022 (at a constant 2018 price). The total share of travel and tourism in 2019 was
987.1billion taka. (WTTC, 2019 and 2017)

Research literature reviews are conducted for several reasons. One reason is to evaluate the
state of current knowledge. Relatively speaking, a review of the literature, which is not
known, evaluates the distance of the lesion. Second, it is common in literary reviews to
discuss directions for future research on a topic. Such discussions are of value to the extent
that they define productive lines of research and promote the integration of future findings
with current knowledge. A third reason for conducting a literature review is to advance the
theory. Good literature reviews can make strong statements about the validity of theories and
stimulate new theoretical development. The fourth reason is to answer the "so what"
question. That is, literary reviews can provide statements about the policy implications of
research findings, based on research justifying practices (Guzzo et al., 1987). No such record
has been established to identify the resort business as a cornerstone of business contribution
to economic development and the economic development of Bangladesh. This research is
known as distance and studies have been focused on this area.

2. Objectives of the study

The main objective of this study is to analyze the resort-businesses' growth pattern of
Bangladesh and the specific objectives are –
 To investigate the reasons that stimulates the recent boom of resort-business in
Bangladesh.
 To identify various factors that influences the concentration of resorts in a particular
area.
 To explore future possibilities of resort-business in Bangladesh.
3. Methodology
The research methodology of the study focused on qualitative research in which a case-based
approach has been followed to inform the research objectives. In terms of case selection, a
‘typical case sampling’ strategy has been emphasized where the cooperation of key
informants sought out the cases (Patton, 1990; Suri, 2011). Under such an approach, few
industry stakeholders (e.g. resort manager, resort owner) were initially consulted to find out
typical cases. For a typical case sampling strategy, Patton (2002) mentioned that identifying
characteristics for ‘typicality’ remains important. In this study, the criteria focus on the
existing resorts established all over the country in different span of time. The case selection
strategy additionally complemented by another approach called confirming and
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disconfirming cases (Patton, 1990). This approach tries to find the trend in the resorts’
business in Bangladesh.

4. Overview of Resort business trends

Monitoring a country’s economic indicators gives a clear perception of the economic
condition of that particular country. The unemployment rate, Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
Per capita income is important indicators to understand the country’s economy. Bangladesh
is relishing a vantage point of its economic condition during this era of time. The inspection of
GDP from 1990 to 2019 shows the picture (appendix). In figure 2 shows that, Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) in Bangladesh in 2018 is USD 274.03 Billion. Bangladesh's GDP is 0.44 percent
of the global economy. Bangladesh is constantly improving its GDP growth rate. It also
represents an improvement in living standards and per capita income. Tourism needs a huge
amount of initial investment which is only possible when savings of people will increase.
Increasing GDP and investment in this sector is very likely. So we can draw the conclusion
that more developed the country will be the more investment the country will get for the
tourism sector especially in the resort business.
5.1 Resort Business Before 2000
The GDP growth rate of Bangladesh during the period of 1994 to 2000 is 5.39 is the peak GDP
of this period and the lowest is 4.08. The highest GDP of that period was 495. In this period
very few resorts have been established in this country. Most of them were owned by
government. One of the most prominent resorts in that time named Jamuna resort. It was
established by the side of the mighty river jamuna in the year 1995. As a riverside resort the
stunning views of the Jamuna Bridge and the breath-taking landscape attract many visitors.
They also introduced convention facilities in their resort. Unfortunately, the government
closed this resort recently. It is considered one of the pioneers of our resort industry. Besides
as Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh most people living in Dhaka lead a very busy schedule.
After a long working week usually people wanted to spend their time relaxing in a quite
environment. To fulfill this demand some resorts had been established near Dhaka. The most
suitable area for fulfilling this wish of town centric people is Gazipur. Many resorts were
established and the trend is still going on. Another reason for establishing resorts in this part
of Dhaka is for picnic purpose. Different organizations choose gazipur as their venue for
annual picnic. The reason behind this was good communication system and it took only one
to two hour to reach there. Safipur Ansar academy was one of them. In this time the resorts
were providing very limited facilities to visitors. The main objective was to spend some
quality time with friends and family. In case of other part of Bangladesh most of the tourist
spots are not so much popular as it is now. As the transportation facility was not so good
people are reluctant to visit those places. But in spite of all difficulties some visionary
investors took some initiative to establish resorts in such unfavorable condition. One of the
most notable mentions would be Abakash Parjatan resort in Saint Martin Island. It is
considered as one of the pioneering resorts in this island.
5.2 2000 to 2010
In 2000 the first privately owned resort was founded by DR. M. Haider Uzman has named the
Elenga Resort in Tangle. It covers a total area of 8.5 acres with lush green grass, unripe plants
and seasonal fruit trees and colorful tropical flowers. People visiting the resort have the
benefit of sightseeing in their neighborhood. To nourish one's spirit, a tourist can enjoy a
hospitality-friendly tradition as well as pollution-free air and natural peace. Resorts cater to
individual family needs as well as corporate demands for workshops, retreats and meetings.

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Another privately owned resort also started their journey almost in the same time. It is also
considered as first eco-resort in Bangladesh. The name of the resort is Arunima Countryside
and Golf resort. It is situated in Narail. They have arranged different types of unique facilities
for the visitors among them Boathouse, lakeside Chalet Cottage and in the middle of the lake-
cottage are most attractive. Their main tagline is “Relax and Reboot” yourself. Another
attraction of this resort is the bird sanctuary. Their bird watching platform facing the bird’s
sanctuary is a place where visitors can let themselves loose and feel nature at peace. Millions
of migratory and native birds flock here all year-round. Migratory birds stay here from
November to May. Besides this natural cure, the spa is also offered in this resort. In the resort
history of Bangladesh, a new milestone has been made by Concord group in 2002. They
established Resort Atlantis along with the most popular theme park in the Bangladesh
Fantasy Kingdom. They made a wonderful theme park full of exciting and thrilling rides
which create a huge hype in the market. They also choose a very good location in Ashulia as it
is very near to Dhaka city. It became one of the most popular places during that time. People
of all ages used to visit that place and spend quality time with their family. They also used to
offer a transportation service of their own. At first, the room capacity of the resort was
twenty-four later in 2011 it enhanced up to sixty-three rooms. The size of the theme park also
increased later by introducing the Water Kingdom and Heritage kingdom. Till now it is one of
the most popular places for the city dwellers to spend their weekend.

With the improvement of the communication system, other beautiful place of Bangladesh also
begun to be explored by the people. Bangladesh Army took a wonderful project to make a
resort in the hilly Bandarban area. By their hard labor and dedication The Nilgiri resorts has
been established in 2005. Previously it was an Army base camp. The main attraction of the
resort is living in the cloud. The resort is surrounded by beautiful hilly natural views and
clouds most of the time. Though the accommodation capacity of the resort is not many and
people have to go through certain rules regulation and policy to visit the place like
Bangladeshi tourist have to book the resort through any serving Bangladesh military officer.
This resort made a revolutionary change in the history of the tourism industry in the hill track
area of Bangladesh. It became a popular tourist spot and people from all over the world
started visiting this place.

Another notable riverside resort during this period is Padma resort. It started business in
2007. The main attraction of this resort is the mighty river Padma. In Cox’s bazaar Mermaid
eco-resort and Mermaid beach resort started their journey in 2007. It is an exclusive beach
resort targeted higher income class people of the all around the world. In this resort they
always try to maintain all the criterion of sustainability. They used eco-friendly materials to
build their structure. They use all fresh locally produced ingredients to serve their dishes.
Even they provide handmade herbal toiletries thus it causes less harm to the environment.
Beside this, another important contribution has been done by the establishment of Foye’s
Lake resort. It is considered as one of the most prominent lakeside resort in Bangladesh. It
started in 2008 and till now going in a full swing. The exotic view of Foye’s lake is the main
attraction of this resort as well as Foye’s lake amusement world added extra excitement to
the mind of the people visit this place.

In the northeastern side of Bangladesh surrounding the tea garden, some new resort started
their business during this period. These are considered as tea garden resorts. Among them
one of the pioneering resorts is Nazimgarh garden resort in khadimnagar, Sylhet. It was
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established in 2009. Because of the success of this resort two new branch of this resort has
been opened in lalakhal, Sylhet named Nazimgarh Wilderness and Nazimgarh Nature Park.
So we can see that during this period of time people are investing more money in resort
industry and they started considering it as a profitable business. Some other popular resorts
during this period include Pakshi resort at Pabna; Blue marine resort, Panna resort and Nil
digonta Resort at Saint martin's island; Rangamati waterfront resort, Green Tech resort and
Third terrace resort at Gazipur etc. Stable GDP growth influences investors to invest more.
This consistency in economy leads many investors to invest in resort business. So many
famous resorts in Bangladesh have started during these three years. The consistent growth
per capita income continued reached 729 at end of this era.
5.3 2011 to 2016
Steady growth in Bangladesh's economy. The per capita income of people is also increasing.
More women are joining the workforce. The disposable income of the people is also
increasing day by day. Now people are searching for better facilities and recreation
opportunities for spending their leisure time. So the value for money concept is getting
popularized in our country also. To meet this type of customer demand people are investing a
huge amount of money in the resort business now a day. Many of our resorts are giving
world-class services to customers. We can see this trend in many of our recently established
resorts. Among them, Grand Sultan Tea Resort, The Palace Resort and DuSai Resort of Sylhet
are the most notable examples. All of these are five-star luxurious resort giving world-class
services to their customers. The quality is getting more important to the customers. People
are spending a lot of money to enjoy a memorable time with their friends and family. Beside
different national and multinational companies are organizing different types of incentive
trips for their workforce. These increase the working capability of the employees and revive
their dedication to work. For these purposes, resorts are the best option. New places are also
discovered and a good communication system creates a new door for resort business. Sajek
resort in Rangamati is such an example. It is also a project of the Bangladesh army and it is
called the Darjeeling of Bangladesh for its magnificent scenic beauty. Some small boutique
resorts also being established throughout the country. The main characteristic of these types
of resorts is that the accommodation facilities are limited. Sometimes people in a group rent
the whole resort and spend their time together. Nokkhottrobari Resort and Ananda park
resort at Gazipur; Maya eco-resort at Sundarban; Panigram resort at Jessor; Arshinagar resort
at Joydebpur are popular among them.

5. Graphical representation of resort established in different part of Bangladesh over

time
Figure 3 has been drawn to reflect the growing number of resorts in Bangladesh from time to
time. From this picture, we can see that the number of resorts is increasing which is a good
sign of indication for the prosperity of this industry. As the trend is very recently most of the
resorts are going through a growth/ development stage.

7. Summary of Analysis
As inbound tourism is flourishing in this country people try to seek escape from the daily
hustle and bustle of life than before. New tourism destinations are exploring by different
adventures group which are creating more opportunities for this business. For example –
remote places of Bandaban, Rangamit, Khagrachori and other parts of Chittagong Hill tracks
are possible places where new resorts can be established.

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Customers are getting more demanded over their service. So more five-star resorts will do
profitable business in the future. More business tourists will be their targeted customers.
Sustainable business practice needs to be increased as it is the most important agenda to
protect the world but all these improvements are depending upon the government policy and
all. Tourism is one of the most labor-intensive industries. To utilize the unemployed
population poll of this populated country government needs to give more attention to this
sector to get better benefits. Developing the local economy resorts can be an easy solution.
Resorts give jobs to many local people as well as popularize the destination. Local agriculture
will also be benefited as farmers can directly sell their products to Resorts of that particular
area.

8. Policy implication
The resort business is comparatively a new trend in Bangladesh. It is getting popular day by
day as per capita income of this country people is increasing. The following recommendations
have been designed especially for the resort business of Bangladesh.
8.1 Resort Image Changes
Changing demographics and shrinking markets have made the fight for tourist money very
intense. No resort now sits back on the rewards of its beachfront location and expects repeat
business. Understanding the changing demographics, economic conditions, and priorities of
clientele is going to be critical for planning effective marketing campaigns for the future.
8.2 Economics and Priorities Influence Choice of Resorts
Previously, resorts offered packages running from Saturday-to-Saturday or Sunday-to-
Sunday. Now, with two-income families and more responsibilities for home and work, most
couples will only be away for a few days. This has led to a significant increase in the number
of "short-term" resort goers. By taking more holidays in a shorter period of time, consumers
will feel they are getting more from their money. Resorts need to realize this trend and
develop this market capable package. It is clear that a new image and direction are needed for
the industry. How each individual resort or corporation goes about determining a strategy for
the future will be crucial to their individual success. When considering a plan for their future,
resorts should keep in mind three basic trends in expanding market share in the industry:
expanding current markets, creating new markets, and expanding services.
8.3 Current Market Expansion
The first and most basic step to increasing market share in the resort industry is to keep and
expand the current customer base. It is important that the resorts stay in touch with the
needs of their current guests and meet them. Resorts should provide services that look not
only on paper but on the value and use of their guests. Resorts should encourage repeat
business. Once the needs of a resort guest can be met, there is no reason to believe that the
future will be different for the guest. It is a good practice to send direct mail to previous
customers so that the customer can find out the upcoming special events and discounts. With
the increasing cost of advertising of every kind, Word of Mouth is becoming the most effective
and inexpensive way to tell others about resort facilities and services. By making current
guests happy, guests will spread positive experiences with their friends and relatives.
8.4 Creating New Market Segment
The only way to create new market segments is to inform potential guests about the services
they are offering. The most popular way to do this is to host special events, which cover a
wide range of topics and usually come with good publicity for the resort. Special events
usually attract people, not because they are interested in the resort, but because they are
interested in the event. The appearance of guests at the resort is just a benefit. Special events
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include concerts, folk festivals and sporting events. Usually, discounted rooms and special
services are offered by the resort in exchange for exposure to the company promoting the
special event.
8.5 Providing better service
The primary solution to maintain and increase market share is to increase available services.
However, in order to be a decision-maker in a potential guest’s decision, services must be
given priority. Children play an increasingly important role in the family's decision.
Therefore, the resorts need to start offering comprehensive programs for children of all ages.
It is not enough to provide a supervised room for parents to leave their children throughout
the day. Instead, the resorts should provide a supervised interactive experience in which
children are taught in a variety of sports and activities based on age. Depending on the age of
the child, the programs have different daily routines that start at breakfast and end in the
evening. The child is older, he has to be brave. This way the whole family can benefit from
resort facilities.

Last Thoughts
In Bangladesh, the average GDP growth rate is 6%. The economy is heavily dependent on
workforce exports, ready-made garments (RMG) and agriculture. Other major sectors are
shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, etc. The employment rate is 90%, which is below the level of
employment. Besides, lower-paid employment and employment in disguise are increasing.
Many people are crossing the border illegally for a better life. To improve the employment
rate and prevent illegal immigration, the government must implement certain projects and
policies through tourism industry to achieve social, cultural and economic benefits. The
government recently approved Cox's Bazar Development Authority (CDA) at the ministry
meeting as part of tourism development. The Bangladesh government should give equal
importance to the development of tourist destinations throughout the country. This creates
employment opportunities on the one hand, and on the other hand, it reduces the country's
dependence on certain other sectors. As the influx of inbound tourists grows, the resort will
eventually become one of the most lucrative businesses. Although there is a shortage of
outbound tourist pools in this country, the tourism industry is slowing down if the country
continues to maintain its current pace.
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Appendix
Figure 1: The five stages of the Butler Model

Figure 2: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Bangladesh (1990 to2018)

Source: Trending economic, World Bank

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Figure 3: Number of resorts over time (source: Appendix)

The establishment year of some of the prominent resort of Bangladesh

Resort name Location Establishment
Jamuna resort Dhaka 1995
Abakash resort Saint martin's 1996
Arunima eco resort Narail 1999
Elenga resort Tangail 2001
Blue marine resort Saint martin's
Resort Atlantia; Fantasy kingdom Ashulia 2002
Third terrace resort Gazipur
2005
Nilgiri resort Bandarban
Padma resort Munshiganj
Mrmaid eco resort cox's bazar 2007
Marmaid beach resort cox's bazar
Nil digonta Resort Saint martin's
Foye's lake resort Chittagong
Pakshi resort Pabna 2008
Panna resort Saint martin's
Rangamati waterfront resort Gazipur
Najimgor garden resort Sylhet 2009
Green Tech resort Gazipur 2010
Nokkhottrobari Resort Gazipur
Ananda park resort Gazipur 2011
Najimgar Wilderness Sylhet
Music eco resort Saint martin's
Green peak resort Bandarban 2012

Maya eco resort sundarban

Grand sultan Sreemangal 2013
Sukhtara eco resort Sylhet
Panigram resort Jessor
2014
Dusai Resort Sreemangal

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Arshi nagar resort Joydebpur

2015
Sayman resort cox's bazar
Ratondip resort Rajshahi 2016
Sarah Resort Gazipur 2017
Bhawal Resort Gazipur
Rajendra Eco Resort & Village Gazipur
The Base Camp Gazipur

Cite this article:

Karabi Kabir & Samia Afrin Shetu (2020). Association between Economic changes and
trend in Tourism Resort Business: Bangladesh Perspective. International Journal of Science
and Business, 4(1), 229-240. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3707922

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