SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION
Tourism development is really needed to earn the competitive advantage or benefit for any
country or state’s economic growth, growth of society & global positioning with the
development of that country. This report helps to know the importance of stakeholders in
development and planning terms in sector of tourism of the country or state. This also gives
knowledge about positive and negative side of private & public partnership for tourism
development. This study is designed to know the features of different tourism level of any
country along with the evaluation of interactive planning significance in tourism sector.
Various techniques are also used to understand the impact of visitors on destination community
with the techniques of conflict resolving that can be occurred. This study focuses on the latest
issue of development of tourism and also provides suggestions for the future benefits in planning
and development of tourism. To fulfill the purpose of this study or to make understanding Qatar
is selected as country.
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PART 1
1.1 Identification of stakeholders and discussion on benefits for stakeholders from planning of
tourism development for Qatar
Concept of sustainable tourism
Sustainable enhancement of tourism is an activity where the
present needs of tourists are met keeping the resources safe
for future needs also. The concept of sustainable tourism is
becoming popular now days. This can be only done through
maintenance of present destinations and utilizing the
resources carefully. The stakeholders of tourism decide the
way to successfully implement the plan of sustainable
development of tourism. The tourists are necessary for the
achievement of goals relating to sustainable development of
Qatar.
Figure 1: Stakeholders in tourism
Identification of stakeholders
The stakeholders may be employees, managers,
investors, government, employees of the
organization, private companies as well as public
companies, tourists etc. Customers are critical
stakeholders for business to grow and sustain.
Customers have expectation for low price,
attractive destinations and high quality experience
from organizations. At other side, employees are
seeking for more flexible and opportunity driven
workplaces for their capital and other benefits.
Organizations and investors in tourism have
demands for maximization of profitability in a
short time. Sustainable tourism has to consider the
integration of stakeholders with sharing of
benefits in adequate manner.
Benefits from sustainable tourism planning Community: The society of Qatar emphasizes
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The sustainable tourism also helps in providing better
returns in social, economical and environmental terms.
Sustainability is beneficial for present as well as future and
helps to maintain the resources to meet the needs of future.
Benefits for stakeholders
Tourist as customer: The planning of sustainable tourism
emphasizes on the facilities which are essential for every
tourist. If a visitor has good experience in a country he visits
it again. When a tourist visit a country he requires some
basic amenities like good food, better communication,
transportation facilities, healthy weather etc. if he is devoid
of such basic things, then he does not get a good experience.
Also the attitude of natives of the country plays a very
important role in making a country a good tourist
destination.
more on natural environment resources so it is
also advantageous for it. Sustainable tourism
brings about lot of employment in every country
therefore being a developing country it is
beneficial for Qatar to plan for sustainable
tourism.
Employees: Tourism being a wide sector provides
good salaries and wages to employees and
workers. Tourism is a growing industry and is
gaining importance now days. Therefore, it is
necessary for each and every nation to look upon
the tourism carefully. The creation of employment
and increased salaries and wages therefore brings
better return on investment to the stakeholders.
Sustainable tourism is better for Qatar because it
also helps in development of the country.
Investors: It can increase the long term
profitability of different businesses and
organization of Qatar. It may also result in
coordination and cooperation among the private
and public sectors within the Qatar tourism
industry. This can result in the overall
development of Qatar and the quality of living of
people in Qatar. The growth rate of Qatar can also
increase through tourism and its proper planning.
1.2 Discussion on advantages and disadvantage of public/private tourism planning partnerships
drawing on a current example
Planning of private or public tourism refers to Financial benefits: This can save the finance of the
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connection between private and public industries to
achieve the desired goals of sustainability. It is
used for developing a particular sector. Hence, in
case of this country also planning of private and
public tourism shows a key role for the all round
development in tourism.
Advantages
Support to community for betterment: The
sustainable development of Qatar is dependent on
public and private sector planning of tourism of
Qatar. This also helps in achieving social,
economic and environmental goals. It helps in
creation of jobs, reduction in crime, increase in
wages of labor and protection of natural resources
of the country. These can also result in improving
the living standard of people of the country, overall
GDP also increases.
Effective use of resources: Along with this, the
planning of public and private sector tourism
emphasizes on efficient use of resources like
culture, heritage, infrastructure, natural resources,
man-made resources etc. The planning of
public/private sector tourism also focuses on
development of policies of tourism which are
beneficial for the whole tourism sector. With the
coordination of private/public sector the projects of
tourism can be completed with faster pace and can
also result in efficient use of resources and cost
effectiveness.
country and result in monetary benefits for Qatar.
Qatar is a developing country therefore tourism
planning of the country should be done wisely.
Each and every country should focus on its
sustainable development as this concept is much
useful now to preserve the resources for future. The
resources can be man, material, money etc. all the
resources keeps a great value in the overall
country’s development. The scarcity of any
resources can lead to failure of the tourism
industry. A good tourism is one that meets the
demands of the tourists.
Disadvantages
Chances of conflicts: Also with the benefits, there
are some disadvantages of sustainable tourism of
Qatar. Such partnership planning increases the
chances of risk and the sensitivity of stakeholders
towards it. Therefore, this public/private tourism
planning partnership project can result is various
problems relating to maintenance of relationship
among different private and public industries.
Financial risk: This can also result in increased
financial risks for Qatar. The coordination of both
public and private sector may require more
resources which may lead to lack of resources for
the tourism industry of the country. Qatar can lead
to the path of development through tourism.
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