[LU OT O- INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL STATISTICS Page 2 BANGLADESH
Number of foreign tourist arrivals at frontiers and hotel nights by month
Frontier Arrivals
1972 1973

h Hotel Nights
Months 1972 1973

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Jetober
November
December

16 324
15 703
13 937
LT 776
15 362
Lh 366
15 147
18 353
16 016
16 120
16 973
14 113

18 336
18 165
19 714
17 OUT
18 848
L7 098
21 528
20 503
20 962
22 140
22 276
20 745

213
3 084
3 347
&gt; O7
3 200
&gt; 903
3 655
3 481
3 559
* T59
2 782
3 522
34 580 40 452

2 968
2 855
2 534
3 232
? 793
2 612
2 T54
3 337
2 912
2 931
3 086
2 566

Totals 190 190 238 262

Number of foreign tourist arrivals and main purpose of visit

1972 1973 1972 1973
Holiday /Recreation 1 331 3 947 Family 1 077 4 691
Business 7 470 13 316 Mission/Meeting 2 702 6 837

Breakdown of total foreign tourist spending in Bangladesh (%)

1972 1973 1972 1973
Accommodation 50 % 50 % Local Transport/
. . 30% 30 %
Meals 20 % 20 % Entertainment/Shopping
International Tourist Receipts and Expenditures
Source of Information : Bangladesh Bank
Method of Collection : Exchange records
Total receipts and expenditures from foreign tourism in millions of US dollars
1972 1973
Total Expenditures 3.75 11.09
of which, in :
Asia 1.87
Europe 1.31
North America 0.53
Other 0.04
International na
Fare Payments se

otal Receipts
of which, from :
Asia 0.07
zurope 0.94
North America 0.96
Ither
International
are Receipts

JOL 27 - 1973