Leveraging Thematic Circuits for BIMSTEC Tourism Development

Download or read book Leveraging Thematic Circuits for BIMSTEC Tourism Development written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report shows how countries in the BIMSTEC subregion can work together to rebuild their pandemic-battered travel industries and create intraregional thematic tour packages to boost visitor numbers and support sustainable development. It lays out comprehensive action plans involving each member country–Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand–and highlights the potential of cross-border tourism circuits based on themes such as wildlife, trekking, or religion. It explains the potential to grow intraregional tourism, use public–private partnerships, and harmonize infrastructure, connectivity, and marketing to develop seamless travel between member countries and fast-track their economic recovery.