Possibility of an elevated volume of visitors during the Baisakh holiday and expectations of Cox's Bazar beach to rebound on Eid following recession.

At 120 kilometers (75 miles), Cox's Bazar is the world's longest natural beach. There has been a severe lack of tourists for a significant portion of the current travel season. This season saw significant losses for the tourist industry because of the national elections and regular natural disasters. The decline in visitor arrivals began around the end of January. Travelers began to make their way to Cox's Bazar.

Unfortunately, the trip to St. Martin had to be canceled at the beginning of February owing to the unrest in Rakhine, Myanmar. Most visitors to Cox's Bazar are disappointed not to be able to visit their preferred St. Martin's when they depart.

This time, visitors were unable to visit St. Martin because of security concerns at the Naf River border. As of February 10, passage by tourist cruises on the Teknaf-Saint Martin route has been prohibited. Nevertheless, Cox's Bazar City and the other tourist destinations were packed with visitors for a month and a half. On that beach of activity, there's a quiet serenity.

This year, Baisakh coincides with the Eid holiday. A lot of travelers may arrive in Cox's Bazar at this time for a seven- or eight-day vacation. In this regard, industries that rely on tourism are also undergoing restructuring.

Many hotels and restaurants are undergoing renovations that include installing fire fighting systems. All things considered, businesspeople in the tourism industry anticipate a rise in visitor traffic for the month following Eid. As a consequence, businesspeople's varied endeavors have begun to draw tourists.

Cox's Bazar is getting ready for Eid in a big way. Redecorating has already taken place in a few places. Officials in charge of tourism anticipate thousands of visitors during the Eid vacation.

Sugandha Point beach in Cox's Bazar is crowded with visitors from sunrise to nightfall. When I recently visited the beach, it was quite deserted. A small number of visitors are lounging on the sand.

Beachbikes are used for sand ploughs and waterbikes are used for riding the waters. A few horses are aimlessly trolling the area in search of visitors. The adjacent locations of Sea Gal, Labani, and Kalatali are deserted.

There has been no reaction to even providing a 60 percent discount on hotel-motel and resort room rent in an attempt to draw tourists to the deserted Cox's Bazar. There are ninety-five percent unoccupied rooms. Due to a dearth of visitors, the majority of the eateries in the tourist area are closed. According to the people in question, authorities and staff members of companies that depend on tourism have been granted a one-month break as a result. 

Three Sea lifeguards At Sugandha Point, lifeguards on duty to keep visitors safe as they swim, and pass the time. Of these, Shimul Tripura is one. His gaze is fixed on the breaking waves of the ocean. Always use caution, Shimul said. If someone drowns in the ocean after taking a bath!

Lifeguards, beach photographers, and other small vendors are lounging around. Several locations around the shore had shuttered shops. Few visitors are visiting the beach, according to beach worker Belal Hossain, who oversees the district administration's information service and complaint center. The majority of visitors are locals. The information center is not under great strain as a result.

Six Rangpur pals travelled to Cox's Bazar. They visit us virtually yearly. According to travellers Ajit Basu and Mosharraf Hossain, the trip will take three to four days. They claimed that travelling to Cox's Bazar by rail this time had made the trip more enjoyable in a different way. They added that the rent for their hotel room was significantly reduced. According to Musharraf, "I am enjoying the quiet environment as there are few tourists." However, there is a small issue with eating.

Ninety-five percent of the rooms in almost five hundred hotels, resorts, guesthouses, and cottages in the city's tourism area are empty.

Since the first day of the fast, more than 400 eateries have also shuttered. Cox A-star hotel on the beach exists today. It is a 170-room hotel. Abu Taleb Shah oversees reservations as the hotel's general manager. "There are no tourists," he declared. There is a discount of up to 50% for attendees. Amidst them is the ongoing hotel refurbishment project. He mentioned that there may be a tourist crowd on Bengali New Year's Eve and Eid.

This also applies to other medium-sized hotels and resorts in the city, as well as the upscale establishments Ocean Paradise, Simon Resort, Sea Gal, Long Beach, Sea Palace, Hotel Kallol, and Royal Resort. There are rumors that several hotels are empty of visitors.

The movement of trains is bringing thousands of regular tourists to Cox's Bazar, according to Saiful Alam, head of one of the city's tour operators. In preparation for the holidays of Bengali New Year and Eid, travelers are already making hotel reservations. Businesses are already making a variety of deals and attempting to plan different activities for tourists.

According to Abul Kasem Sikder, President of the Cox's Bazar Hotel, Resort Guest House Owners Association, the hotel-restaurant is now undergoing renovations. Most of the staff members have been sent on holiday with their salaries and bonuses pre-paid for Eid. He predicted that a lot of people would travel during the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr and New Year's once the fasting period ended.Then, businesses that rely on tourism will flourish. Travel agents are getting ready for this.

According to Abul Qasem Sikder, hotels, resorts, and guesthouses offer a maximum discount of up to 60 percent on room rentals during Ramadan to draw in travelers. This offer is valid till Eid.

Police Officers on Tour Cox's Bazar Supplementary DIG "Tourist Police has recently taken various initiatives to ensure the safety of tourists," Apel Mahmud stated. In addition, on subsequent holidays and special days, there have been more patrols and monitoring.

As per official sources, the district administration's Executive Magistrate will oversee several mobile courts and law enforcement personnel stationed there to facilitate the visitors' seamless movement and service.

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