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In September 2012, the United Kingdom's competition authority, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), issued a statement of objections against Booking.com, Expedia, and IHG Army Hotels alleging that Booking.com and Expedia had entered into separate arrangements with IHG which restricted the online travel agent's ability to discount the price of room ...
In April 2017, the Tourism Minister of Thailand called for Agoda among others to drop illegal and unregistered hotels. [21] Agoda was the primary company criticized, and its success is part of what led the Ministry of Tourism & Sports to create a competitive hotel booking website. [22]
Nowadays, online travel agents have pictures of hotels and rooms, information on prices and deals, and even information on local resorts. Many also allow reviews of the traveler to be recorded with the online travel agent. Online hotel reservations are also helpful for making last minute travel arrangements.
A typical hotel room with a bed, desk, and television. The word hotel is derived from the French hôtel (coming from the same origin as hospital), which referred to a French version of a building seeing frequent visitors, and providing care, rather than a place offering accommodation.
The real estate industry in Bangladesh operates under various laws and regulations, including: Town Improvement Act, 1953: This act established Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) and gives it the authority to plan, develop, and expand Dhaka city, also granting the government powers to acquire land, construct buildings, and address issues of congestion and inadequate housing.
United Enterprises & Company Limited (UECL), or most commonly known as United Group, is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. [4]United Group was established by Hasan Mahmood Raja [5] and his four friends in Dhaka in 1978. [4]
Upon completion, Legacy Tower will become the tallest building in Bangladesh, and also its first supertall skyscraper. The tower is also projected to become the tallest building in South Asia. [70] Liberation Tower: Purbachal: 1,000 ft (305 m) 78 2030 Will be the tallest building in Bangladesh if completed before Legacy Tower. [70] Language Tower
The Bangladesh Today is a daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in English language. [1] It started on 26 January 2002. The current circulation of this newspaper is 22,500.