Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism
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Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism
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1 | P a g eUNIVERSITY OF DHAKA An Internship Report On: Perception of local communities, “Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism”: A case Study on Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh. Submitted to: Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahamed Professor Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted by: Md. Mahmudul Hasan ID No. 169 Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management (MBA 9thBatch) Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka.
2 | P a g eLetter of Transmittal 25th September, 2018 Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahamed Professor Dept. of Tourism & Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Subject: Submission of the internship report on Perception of local communities, “Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism”: A case Study on Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh. Dear Sir, I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to prepare my internship report under your direct supervision. Working under your guidance was both a pleasure and challenge to me. I can never repay my indebtedness to you. I have tried my best to follow your instructions for preparing this report on Perception of local communities “Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism”: A case Study on Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh. This study, under your constant guidance, enabled me to gain new insights about how a research work is carried out and to apply my theoretical knowledge acquired in the classrooms. I would like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to you for your help in the preparation. I apologize in advance if there is any unintentional mistake made in this report. I shall be pleased to answer any query you think necessary as and when needed. Sincerely yours .......................... Md. Mahmudul Hasan ID No: 961, Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality Management (6th batch) Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka
3 | P a g eAcknowledgement First of all I would like to thank the Almighty for giving me the strength and the aptitude to complete this report within due time. I am deeply indebted to my Supervisor teacher, Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahamed, Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka for assigning me such an interesting topic named “Perception of local communities, Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism: A case Study on Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh”. I also express the depth of my appreciation to my honorable supervisor for his suggestions and constant guidance, which helped me in completing this report. This report is a synopsis of my recent study on “Bangladesh Tourism Board” as a part of my internship program. I have received help and active cooperation from the CEO and Executives of this organization. In this connection, I would like to thank MD. Jahangir Hossain NDC, CEO, Mr.Nazrul Islam, Deputy Director; Mr. Akhter Ahmed, Executive Officer. I am also very much grateful to Mr. Shajahan Kabir, International Marketing Officer of Bangladesh Tourism Board for supervising me directly and helping me in various ways. Finally I convey my sincere thanks to my seniors as well as to my friends and many who inspired me in different ways to complete the report as well.
4 | P a g eCertificate of Approval This is to certify that the internship report on Perception of local communities, “Benefits and Challenges of Community Based Tourism”: A case Study on Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh for the award of the degree of Masters of Business Administration from the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka is a record of research carried out by Md. Mahmudul Hasan under my supervision. No part of this internship report has been submitted for any degree, diploma, title or recognition before. Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahamed .............................................. Professor Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka.
5 | P a g eDeclaration of the Student I do hereby declare that this internship report has been written by me during the year 2018 under the valuable guidance of Dr. Mojib Uddin Ahamed, Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Faculty of Business studies, University of Dhaka, in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Masters of Business Administration (MBA). I am also declaring that I have not submitted this internship report for any degree, diploma, title or recognition before. ......................................... Md. Mahmudul Hasan ID No. 961 Dept. of Tourism and Hospitality Management (MBA 9thBatch) Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka
6 | P a g eExecutive SummaryCommunity Based Tourism is a type of tourism that takes economic, environmental, socio-cultural sustainability into account. It is managed and owned by the community, for the community. Community based tourism ensures tourists experience, awareness about local community, people, their culture, their way of life. Community based tourism considers the effects of economy, society, and environment. It is run by the community, own by the community and reared by the community. It can be generalized as by the community, of the community, for the community. Various study has been done previous time about effect of mass tourism but rare about community based tourism. This study indicates about community-based tourism economic relevance and often treated as alternative source of livelihood of the local people who are blessed with distinctive cultural and natural resources. This study has been done to identify the benefits and challenges of community based tourism in Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh. Community based tourism is expected to provide equitable opportunity to the local on wealth, health, conserve local culture, empowerment of the local people, preserve environment. Community –based tourism provides clear idea to the tourists regarding the different touch of lifestyle, arts, history, heritage etc. Community-based tourism is not yet developed in Birishir, Netrokona but it has enormous opportunity to develop because this place has ancient history, unique culture, religious sites, natural beauty, and exceptional tribal culture, folk culture, fair & festivals. . The primary objective of the study is to identify the benefits of community-based tourism in Birishir, Netrokona, Bangladesh and then describe the challenges of community-based tourism. In order to achieve these objectives, both primary and secondary data were collected through qualitative (group discussion, interview and quantitative (CBT participant survey questionnaires) methods. The census technique was used to select Birishir, Netrokona, Bangladesh and 60 direct participants of CBT development. The quantitative data has been analyzed by statistical graph, chart, bar, diagram and qualitative data has been analyzed through discussion to validate the study. Both primary and secondary data sources are used to generate the report. This study reveals that challenges have been experienced whenever asking about community based tourism to the local people and the tourists. This study reveals that establishing community based tourism in Birtishri, Netrokona,is a challenging task
7 | P a g ebecause lack of basic elements are like infrastructure, attitude of the local people, accessibility, market, community capabilities, financial resources and management capacities. However number of benefits can be drawn from CBT in Birishi, Netrokona, Bangladesh in the area of equitable distribution of wealth, empowerment of the local people, conservation of cultural and natural environment, uphold the local’s cultural pride, sharing of culture, ensures the participation of the local people who remain deprived in the traditional mass tourism, ensures education and training to the local people. Community based tourism requires separate rules and regulations from government although government of Bangladesh has set up a law in 2010 which is yet to be established. This study identifies soma gaps between expectation and current situation of community-based tourism in Bangladesh like current performance of CBT projects accordingly with the mass tourism. This study also reveals that to establish community based tourism in Birishiri, Netrokona, Bangladesh is likely to be potentials because it has huge natural, cultural resources, unique location, unique lifestyle of the local people, and tribal culture of Garo anfd Khasia. Some challenges like attitude of the local people, accessibility, poor publicity, balance of power, infrastructure, regulatory body, economic viability, socio-political unrest to be solved to establish Birishiri as a community-based tourism destination. As a result, policy implications emerging from the results presented in this study are discussed and future strategies are suggested.
8 | P a g eTABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter-One 1.1. Introduction........................................................................................10-11 1.2 Objective of the study....................................................................................................11 Chapter -Two2.1. Literature review..........................................................................................................12-14 2.2.CBT background .................................................................................................14-15 2.3. Brief Description about Birishiri, Durgapur, Netrokona...............................................16 2.4. Activities to be offered to the tourists .............................................................17-18 2.4.1. Making of Bamboo Craft .....................................................................172.4.2. Ploughing in the land............................................................................17 2.4.3. Milking from Cows.............................................................................17 2.4.4. Participating in Games and Sports...........................................................18 2.5. Benefits of community based tourism in Bangladesh.......................................18-20 2.5.1. Economic Benefits..............................................................................19 2.5.2. Social Benefits...................................................................................18 2.5.3. Environmental Benefits........................................................................19 2.5.4. Political Benefits.................................................................................19 2.5.5. Cultural Benefits...............................................................................20 2.5.6. Educational Benefits............................................................................20 2.5.7. Health Benefits..................................................................................20
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