Batch no: 3rdID no: 070903037Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Cox's Bazar is a town; a fishing port and district headquarter in Bangladesh. It is known for its wide sandy beach which is claimed to be the world's longest natural sandy sea beach. It is an unbroken 125km sandy sea beach with a gentle slope. It is located 150km south of Chittagong.

Cox's Bazar town with an area of 6.85km. It is bounded by Bakkhali River on the north and East, Bay of Bengal in the West, and Jhilwanj Union in the south. Cox's Bazar is connected by road and air with Chittagong.The climate of Cox's bazar is mostly similar to the rest of the country. The annual average temperature in Cox's Bazar remains at about a maximum of 34.8C and a minimum of 16.1C. The average amount of rainfall remains at 4,285mm

As a most beautiful and famous tourist spot of Bangladesh, the major source of economy of Cox's Bazar is tourism. Millions of foreigners and Bangladeshi natives visit this coastal city every year. Therefore, a number of hotel, guest house, and motel have been built in the city and coastal region. Many people are involved in these hospitality and customer service type business. A number of people are also involved in fishing and collecting seafood and sea products for their livelihood.

The coastal areas of Cox's Bazar are prone to devastating cyclones and landslides on a yearly basis. The areas near the Coxs Bazar town are located directly in the high risk area for surge water heights above 1 meter as well as landslides. Another hazard of the Cox's Bazar area is the high natural background radiation which has been found to be above global average.

Coxs bazaar is now available very high range and low range hotel. Some important hotel is: Hotel Sea Crown , Sea Gull Hotel , Hotel Sea Place Limited Hotel Shaibal, Hotel Labonee.Now many buses are serving in Coxs bazaar. Some major bus service is: Green line, Shohagh Paribhan(Pvt.) Ltd, Saudia Coach Service, S. Alam Coach Service etc.

Tourism is a growing industry in Bangladesh. Recently, Coxs Bazar of Bangladesh has been recognized as a rising tourists spot among the fastest growing destinations in the world. Presently, it holds important position in the competition of worlds natural beauty- new seven wonders. So, this industry has great potentials both as a foreign exchange earner and provider of job opportunities with the resultant multiplier effect on the countrys economy as a whole.

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