Bangladesh is a fast growing market for leisure and business travel. In 2007-'08 about 1.85 million people traveled abroad for business, leisure, education, medical treatment, VFR and various other purposes and approximately 3 lacs of foreign tourist visited the country. The market is expected to grow by 8 to 10 per cent a year.

In addition to outbound travel, people in larger number are traveling within the country and crowding domestic destinations.

The 8th Dhaka International Travel Exhibition 2011, is expected to attract more exhibitors than earlier editions. So it will be a unique opportunity to showcase the products and services, now on offer in Bangladesh and the regional countries.