A three-day international tourism fair, Dhaka Travel Mart 2012, is set to begin in Dhaka on Friday, organizers said yesterday.

Faruk Khan, civil aviation and tourism minister, is expected to inaugurate the fair at Sonargaon Hotel, while Atharul Islam, civil aviation and tourism secretary, will be present as the special guest.

The Bangladesh Monitor, a travel and tourism publication, is organising the fair for the ninth time.

Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Monitor and chairman of DTM 2012 organising committee, announced the fair schedule from a press conference in the city yesterday.

"We have been arranging the fair regularly for the last eight years to promote travel, tourism, hospitality and aviation," Alam said. He expects a huge turnout at the fair. Over 20,000 visitors attended the three-dayfair last year, he said.

The fair will be open from 10am to 8pm with an entryfeeofTk20.