Halal Tourism in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to understand the prospect of Halal tourism development with its barriers and ways to overcome the barriers to develop Halal tourism in Bangladesh. Thus, the thesis objectives were to explore the prospects of Halal tourism, to reveal the barriers that hinder the development of Halal tourism and to find out some potential ways to overcome the barriers from the perspective of tourists as well as management practitioners for developing Halal tourism in Bangladesh. The theoretical approach in this thesis was based on the interpretive social science research paradigm, an approach that helped the researcher to have a deeper understanding of the complex respondent’s world and present a realistic view of the phenomenon in Bangladesh. Selection of study sites and collection of data were important factors in compliance with the theoretical approach adopted in the thesis. Five study sites were selected in areas where most of the tourist destinations of our country as well as Islamic sites are available.-----