ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH)
The tourism industry employs the term ‘economic leakage’ to describe the phenomenon of tourism revenue of a destination leaving to outside economy from the destination of reference. This study aims to measure the economic leakage in the tourism system of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. To address t...
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| author | Kamrul HASSAN Oaisharia Vocto OISHI Farzana AFROZ |
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| description | The tourism industry employs the term ‘economic leakage’ to describe the
phenomenon of tourism revenue of a destination leaving to outside economy from the
destination of reference. This study aims to measure the economic leakage in the
tourism system of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. To address the research aim, a
quantitative research methodology has been employed. A total of 22 participants were
interviewed out of 190 tourism businesses offering tours in the Sundarbans. This
research has found that 28% of economic leakage occurred in the tourism system of
the Sundarbans. Imported products (e.g. food and beverage, fuel), imported services
(e.g. advertising, foreign payments), and other issues (e.g. outside employee salaries,
training and seminars, forest fees, government taxes) have been identified as
contributing factors to economic leakage. Measuring the quantity and identification
of the contributing factors of economic leakage can help policymakers to maximize
the economic benefits of a destination by sourcing tourism products and services
locally. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da9d797f12e64dbabe9234bfe38d39662025-01-13T14:38:28ZengEditura Universitatii din OradeaAnalele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie1221-12732065-34092024-06-01341779110.30892/auog.34106-917ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH)Kamrul HASSAN0Oaisharia Vocto OISHI1Farzana AFROZ2University of Dhaka, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, e-mail: hassan_bd26@yahoo.comUniversity of Dhaka, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, e-mail: oaisharia51@gmail.comUniversity of Dhaka, Department of Statistics, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, e-mail: farzana_bd87@yahoo.comThe tourism industry employs the term ‘economic leakage’ to describe the phenomenon of tourism revenue of a destination leaving to outside economy from the destination of reference. This study aims to measure the economic leakage in the tourism system of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh. To address the research aim, a quantitative research methodology has been employed. A total of 22 participants were interviewed out of 190 tourism businesses offering tours in the Sundarbans. This research has found that 28% of economic leakage occurred in the tourism system of the Sundarbans. Imported products (e.g. food and beverage, fuel), imported services (e.g. advertising, foreign payments), and other issues (e.g. outside employee salaries, training and seminars, forest fees, government taxes) have been identified as contributing factors to economic leakage. Measuring the quantity and identification of the contributing factors of economic leakage can help policymakers to maximize the economic benefits of a destination by sourcing tourism products and services locally. https://istgeorelint.uoradea.ro/Reviste/Anale/Art/2024-1/auog.34106-917.pdfeconomic leakagetourism systemdevelopmentsundarbansbangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Kamrul HASSAN Oaisharia Vocto OISHI Farzana AFROZ ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH) Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie economic leakage tourism system development sundarbans bangladesh |
| title | ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH) |
| title_full | ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH) |
| title_fullStr | ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH) |
| title_full_unstemmed | ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH) |
| title_short | ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LEAKAGE IN TOURISM SYSTEM OF THE SUNDARBANS (BANGLADESH) |
| title_sort | assessment of economic leakage in tourism system of the sundarbans bangladesh |
| topic | economic leakage tourism system development sundarbans bangladesh |
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