Sustainable Tourism Development

Task 3

Sustainability in Tourism:
•Definition
•Explanation

Justifying the concept of sustainability in tourism development with
reference to Qatar:
Importance of tourism sustainability in Qatar
• Need of sustainability in tourism for Qatar

Justification of the concept of sustainability in tourism
with Triple bottom line theory
• Triple bottom line theory
• Social up gradation
• Economic up gradation
• Environmental up gradation

Tourism growth in Qatar

Factor that may hinder the
sustainable tourism development:
• Overusing of natural resources
• Improper tourism and growth policies
• Limited knowledge and awareness among
the stakeholders

Different stages of planning for
sustainability:
• Governmental planning
• Qatar tourism authority planning

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