Concept of Sustainability in Tourism Development with Reference to Qatar

This document discusses the concept of sustainability in tourism development with reference to Qatar. It explores the economic, social, and environmental factors that may hinder sustainable tourism development in Qatar. The document also provides an overview of the stages of sustainable planning in the tourism industry.

3.1 Justify the introduction of the concept of sustainability in tourism development with
reference Qatar

Concept of sustainability in tourism development
DEFENITION- Triple Bottom
Line -it is a framework
mentions that a company has to
focus on three things i.e. is
social, environmental and
financial. Some organizations
embrace the tipple bottom line
framework in order to evaluate
the performance of the
organization.
Brundtland Report also known
as our common future
highlighted three fundamental
components of sustainable
development i.e. environmental
protection, social equity and
economic growth. it mainly
focused on develop strategies to
promote economic and social
ways that minimizes the
environmental degradation and
pollution.
The concept of sustainable
development plays a
crucial role in the
development of the Qatar
-sustainable development
utilizes the natural
resources and maintain
ecological balance.
Through this there would
be benefit for the
protection of cultural
heritage and biodiversity.
-It raises the employment
opportunity within the
Qatar.
-sustainable development
also conserve natural
resources and protect
cultural values.
-Sustainable development
helps to minimize the
wastage and through this
environment will be
protected and people will
take interest in visiting
such destination and this
will develop tourism
business in Qatar
Sustainable development have
potential of economic
development in terms of
foreign currencies ,job get
raised here.
Qatar's government
encourages the youth to make
the country clean and if the
environment is cleaner than
the more tourists are interested
in Qatar and increase the pride
of the country. This will
enhance the tourism of the
Qatar up-to to a great extent.
Here if natural resources
utilizes (effectively) than the
country will be more pollution
free also noise pollution which
can be minimized by
maintaining over crowding.

-it also make aware the
culture heritage of the
specified destination of the
Qatar and also make aware
the cultural heritage of the
Qatar across the world
3.2 Analyse factors that may prevent/hinder sustainable tourism development with reference to
Qatar
Factors that may prevent/hinder sustainable tourism development
Economic factors- economic conditions
like lack of money in the Qatar prevent
tourism as if there insufficient money
within the Qatar there is no
development of hotels, infrastructure
which directly affects the economic
conditions of the Qatar. There is no
development of tourism destination
with the lack of money. So tourist are
not attracted to visit the places in Qatar.
Shortage of skills –
shortage of the skills leads
to the bad economic
performances of the Qatar
country. For example soft
skills like language,
communication and cultural
awareness as well as
service quality. If tourist
faces lack of short skills
they hesitate to visit the
Qatar. Also, if there is no
one who can solve their
problem also impact the
tourism of the Qatar.
Social factors
includes like poverty
if tourism of Qatar is
enhances or raised to
a high level it will
strongly focus on the
poorer sections of the
country. It will
directly benefit
poorer by giving
them employment of
local people in
tourism
organizations.
Tourism of Qatar also impact the
child labour of the Qatar as there
is a risk of increases the child
labour.

3.3 Stages of sustainable planning
Stages of sustainable planning
Sustainable planning plays
significant role in development of
tourism industry of country. Tour
operators and government have to
make correct plan so that tourism
can give benefit to economy, social
elements and environment etc.
Stages of sustainable planning are
described as below:
 Stakeholder selection: It is
considered as first phase
which ensures needs of all
stakeholders so that planning
can be done accordingly.
 Setting Objective : It is next
phase in which government
and other authorities are
required to set objective of
 One of the main
agenda of
government of
Qatar is to raise
travel activities
so that foreign
reserves can be
enhanced.
 Survey: This is
next phase in
which authorities
conduct survey
in order to
analyses actual
requirement of
tourist so that
development can
be taken place
 Formulation of plan:
This is next phase in
which stakeholders
and higher
authorities make
plan so that set
objective of tourism
development can be
accomplished.
 Monitoring and
implementation of
plan: This is last
stage which ensures
that set strategies
are being
implemented in
effective manner
and authorities

sustainable development so
that strategy formulation can
be done accordingly.
accordingly.
 Resource
analyses: In this
stage government
of Qatar has to
analyses the
available
resources and
have to ensure
that these
resources are
being utilised in
effective manner.
monitor the progress
of plan closely so
that mistakes can be
identified and it can
be resolved on time.