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Tourists’ Perceptions toward Problems of Tourism Destinations: Evidence from Sylhet, Bangladesh
Tourists’ Perceptions toward Problems of Tourism Destinations: Evidence from Sylhet, Bangladesh

Author(s): Mohammad Saiful Islam
Subject(s): Marketing / Advertising, Tourism, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Kolegji ILIRIA and Felix-Verlag
Keywords: Factor analysis; Natural beauty; Food; Accommodation; Transportation;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this research paper is to realize the perception of tourists of the selected tourist spots in Sylhet district to identify the problems of the tourism destinations. Data required for the research have been collected from primary data source taking into consideration total 573 tourists as respondents who traveled all the four selected prominent tourist spots of Sylhet. Factor analysis has been used for dimension reduction that covered 44 variables. This paper has found that selected tourism destinations have severe problems mainly in the areas of quality of food, accommodation and transportation services, conservation of natural beauty, promoting destination brand name together with ensuring security and adequate public services for tourists.

  • Issue Year: 10/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-159
  • Page Count: 41
  • Language: English