Prospects and Challenges of Event Tourism in Bangladesh: Post-Covid-19

Events are recognized as one of the most important parts of tourism industry which are also crucial part of human society due to their diversified functions. The demand of event tourism has recently been increased remarkably. Therefore, the type and nature of event tourism has been changed over time. Event tourism can create considerable economic and touristic impacts on the hosting destination. Bangladesh has good potentials in event tourism. However, the onset of recent COVID-19 pandemic has created a huge barrier in such growth and development of event tourism which has been recognized as an emerging issue of academic discussions and research agenda. This chapter focuses on such event tourism in the perspective of Bangladesh and the impacts (sociocultural, economic, and environmental impacts) of COVID-19 pandemic on event tourism. The event tourism of Bangladesh is currently facing several challenges which warrant coordinated planning and actions to address these challenges considering new normal situation after the pandemic. © 2022 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.