About Us
Journey Plus was founded in 1994. In a little over 27 years of operation it has transformed, from a small size incoming tour operator, to one of the biggest, most reliable and successful destination management companies (DMC) in Bangladesh.
Over the years, we have developed a keen understanding of the international group travel organizers and have developed a system of servicing their needs that is based on reliability, financial integrity, excellent service for the end clients and a strong partnership commitment that is highly appreciated by travel professionals around the world. Currently we have been working closely with operators from UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, China and others.
Given the fact of Bangladesh’s year round mild climate, Journey Plus was a pioneer in the development of off season travel, promoting the lively months of September through March as a highlight travel destination among South Asian countries. To this present day, every year, Journey Plus continues to be, not only one of the top incoming travel companies, throughout the year, but also the leading in Bangladesh during winter.
Responding to the needs of its international clientele, Journey Plus has started organizing Meeting Incentive Conference Events (MICE) tours, and has organized some of the most successful incentive meetings in Bangladesh. Our concept is to use our experience in the Bangladesh tourist infrastructure to provide superior solutions, based on creativity, imagination, innovation, value for money and service from a team that works efficiently, thoroughly and on time, preparing well in advance and pre-planning everything to the last detail.
Currently Journey Plus is proud member of several national and international travel and tour associations like Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Japan Association of Travel Agent (JATA), Central Asian Association of Travel Agent (CAATA) and Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB).
OUR CHIEF
Taufiq Rahman is the founder Chief Executive of Journey Plus that has been established in 1994. He has acquired vast knowledge and wide experience in tourism. He has studied Hospitality Management in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1993. During his stay in Cyprus he obtained certificates on Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, Financial Accounting for hospitality Industry and other courses from American Hotel & Lodging Association. In 1995, he joined National Hotel & Tourism Training Institute, run by the National Tourism Organization of Bangladesh and sponsored by ILO & UNDP, as a Guest Teacher. He enriched his academic profile in 2008 by obtaining MBA. Being a tourism expert, he has been lecturing in the ‘Tourism & Hospitality Management’ department of Dhaka University as well as several other universities and institutions as a guest teacher.
Before establishing the company Mr. Rahman worked as an F&B Manager at a city hotel for couple of years. With passion and skill, he has been working hard to develop the tourism sector in Bangladesh. His dynamic management made Journey Plus one of few very successful tour operators in Bangladesh. He is a regular travel writer and has few publications on the field. Being an expert, he coordinated the “Tour Management for Tour Operator” organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industries (DCCI), three times. He also coordinated the “TOAB standardization workshop” twice.
He has attended Tourism Marketing Planning Course in WES, Brugge, Belgium in1999, Executive Development Institute for Tourism (EDIT) course in 2003 from University of Hawaii in Hawaii, USA, and MICE Development Program in Kandy, Srilanka in 2004 organized by Srilankan Convention Bureau and Certificate course in Hong Kong in 2015 organised by school of Hotel and Travel Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In attending these courses he was the only scholarship holder representative from Bangladesh. He has also attended several Travel & Tourism fair around the world as a member of Bangladesh Delegate including ITB-Berlin, WTM-London, JATA - Tokyo, ALTM-Shanghai, BITE & COTTM – Beijing, ITB Asia – Singapore, Meeting Luxury – Lugano, Switzerland, TTF-Calcutta, BTF - Brussels, PATA Travel Mart – Bangkok & Singapore and SATTE-Delhi etc.
Mr. Rahman has served Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) as Treasurer for the period from 2002-2004, 1st. Vice President from 2009-2011 and Director from 2015-2019 (02 consecutive term) at the same Association. He is also the Secretary General of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Bangladesh Chapter, Former Co-Chairman of Standing Committee on Civil Aviation & Tourism, The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber and Industry (FBCCI), Former Chairman of Standing Committee on Hospitality & Tourism, E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-Cab).
Recently he has been elected the Chairman of Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO), Bangladesh. He also enriched his profile to became the Inbound Tour Operator Expert of Tourism Master Plan project implemented by Bangladesh Tourism Board and Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism.