Tourism in Durga Puja

Hoteliers expect influx of tourists during Durga Puja

A new week and a new day for everyone, and already many have been looking forward to the upcoming Durga Puja festival; along with its associated holiday. This time, the holiday has been turned longer coupled with the weekend, as it fell on a Thursday. Considering such a vacationing opportunity people have already started their bookings in tourist regions. The biggest religious festival for Benglai Hindus and the second biggest festival nationally after the Eids, tourist places like Coxs Bazar, Rangamati, Bandarban, Sundarban, etc have already received hotel bookings from the holiday-makers to enjoy with their friends and family. 

Many West Bengal tourists are also applying for visa to celebrate with family in Bangladesh. As much as a thousand visa applications per day have been lodged in the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata. 

This influx of tourists and local holiday-makers are giving a good boost to the tourist industries hopes. Previously, the tourism sector has been hit hard by the political unrest which occurred in the peak tourist season. Now, some of the resorts and hotels are already claiming they are sold out ahead of the festival. It is also claimed that the number of tourists during the Durga Puja season have been increasing for the last few years; them being hindus as well as people from all religions. This season, tourism expects as much revenue as to recover their losses from the political issues, due to the long weekend holiday.

A large crowd of touristers is expected to flood into Sundarbans, reaching as much as 5,000.