Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar: A Comprehensive Analysis

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 DISCUSS HOW STAKEHOLDERS CAN BENEFIT FROM PLANNING OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR..........................................................................4
1.2 DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR TOURISM
PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS DRAWING EXAMPLES OF QATAR....................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................ 8
2.1 ANALYSE FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS WITH
REFERENCE TO THE QATAR........................................................................................................8
2.2 EVALUATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERACTIVE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES IN
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR.........................................................10
2.3 EVALUATE DIFFERENT METHODS AVAILABLE TO MEASURE TOURIST IMPACT WITH
REFERENCE TO QATAR.............................................................................................................11
TASK 3.......................................................................................................................................... 13
PRESENTATION........................................................................................................................ 13
TASK 4.......................................................................................................................................... 25
4.1 EVALUATE METHODS OF RESOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE
WELLBEING OF A DEVELOPING TOURISM DESTINATION SUCH AS QATAR..............................25
4.2 ANALYSE THE IMPLICATIONS OF BALANCING SUPPLY AND DEMAND WITH REFERENCE TO
QATAR......................................................................................................................................27
4.3 EVALUATE THE MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF ENCLAVE TOURISM IN QATAR..............29
TASK 5.......................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1 COMPARE CURRENT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN A
DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND AN EMERGING DESTINATION WHERE THE IMPACTS OF
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TOURISM ARE DIFFERENT........................................................................................................30
5.2 EVALUATE, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN
THESE DESTINATIONS.............................................................................................................. 32
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 33
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................34
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INTRODUCTION
In the last few years, the rate of travel and tourism has been drastically in the major portions of
the world. The people from different nations visit to other countries and tourist destinations for
the different purposes. There are several different types of tourism such as; medical tourism,
historical tourism, cultural tourism, adventure tourism, dark tourism, etc. This subsequent
report is based entirely on the sustainable tourism and the different aspects that are allied to
its developments with respect to the Qatar as tourist destination. The role of sustainable
tourism is highly significant for the development of a nation’s economy. There is an assortment
of different principles of sustainability that can be applied on the different visitor attractions so
as to develop and establish economic balance within a nation like Qatar.
The concept of sustainable tourism is very vast and very important in nature for the
development of a nation’s travel and tourism sector. Qatar has been developing very rapidly as
a leading tourist destination of the world as the numbers of visitors that are visiting to Qatar
are continuously increasing every year. The following report discusses about an assortment of
different aspects that are either directly or indirectly related to the concept of sustainable
tourism development with respect to the scenario of Qatar.
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TASK 1
1.1 DISCUSS HOW STAKEHOLDERS CAN BENEFIT FROM PLANNING OF
TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR
It is very important for the management
committee of different tour operators
and travel agencies to develop
appropriate tourism development plan
for the enhancement of this sector’s
growth in the country (Akkawi, et al.
2010). The role of stakeholders in this
management is very significant. The
major stakeholders who play a vital role
in the development of sustainable
tourism within the nations like Qatar are
as follows; national government, local
government, tour operators, developers,
regional authorities, visitors, host
communities, etc. These stakeholders
are either directly or indirectly allied to
the sustainable tourism development
within a nation such as Qatar, and thus,
they get influenced with the changes in
travel and tourism sector of the nation.
There are several different approaches
that can be used to plan sustainable
tourism development within a country
like Qatar, where the rate of travel and
tourism is very high. Out of these
different approaches, the two major
approaches are as follows; chaos theory
and proactive stance. The Qatar Tourism
Authority (QTA) utilizes the approach of
proactive stance for the development of
sustainable tourism within the nation.
The long term goal of QTA behind the
development of sustainable tourism
within Qatar is to successfully
accomplish the Qatar National Vision
2030, which was launched in the year
2011.
BENEFITS OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM
PLANNING OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENTS IN QATAR
There are several different benefits for
the stakeholders from the planning of
tourism developments in Qatar. These
different benefits are as follows:
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CONSERVATION OF LANDSCAPE AND
WILDLIFE: - This benefit of travel and
tourism lies under the category of
environmental benefits. The landscape
and wildlife of the country like Qatar
gets developed due to the development
of sustainable tourism and thus the
major stakeholders have environmental
benefits from it (Alhowaish, et al. 2016).
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: - The
planning of sustainable tourism within
the country like Qatar enhances the
employment opportunities in various
different sectors of the company. During
the time of seasons and peak times in
the nation, several tour operators and
travel agencies offers jobs to the nation’s
people.
DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE: -
The development of sustainable tourism
plan in Qatar would aid the nation to
develop and improve different types of
infrastructural facilities like;
accommodation facilities, transportation,
host communities, etc. (Exell, et al.
2013).
Consequently, the above mentioned are
the different benefits that are attained
by the stakeholders of the travel and
tourism and industry due to the
development of sustainable tourism plan
in Qatar.
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1.2 DISCUSS THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE
SECTOR TOURISM PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS DRAWING EXAMPLES OF QATAR
There is an assortment of different tools
that could enhance the quality of tourism
products in a nation like Qatar. One of such
tools is “Public/Private sector tourism
planning partnership”. The contribution of
this partnership in the development of
sustainable tourism plans and programs
within the nation like Qatar is very high as
well as significant (Foley, et al. 2012). The
public/private sector tourism planning
partnerships improves the destination
experiences for the tourists who visit to
Qatar for a variety of different tourism
purposes such as; historical tourism,
medical tourism, adventure tourism, sports
tourism, cultural tourism, dark tourism,
event tourism, etc.
In order to develop sustainable tourism
within a nation as well as to maintain the
high quality tourism experiences of the
tourists, there are several different models
regarding the public/private sector tourism
planning partnerships have been proposed
by the researchers. In order to deliver high
quality infrastructures to the different
tourist destinations in Qatar, the
public/private sector tourism planning
partnerships would be used in the Qatar
National Vision 2030. There are several
advantages as well as disadvantages of
developing these partnerships. These
advantages and disadvantages of
developing public/private sector tourism
planning partnerships with respect to
Qatar are as follows:
ADVANTAGES OF PARTNERSHIPS IN
TOURISM INDUSTRY OF QATAR
 The up-front capital costs can be
eliminated from the balance sheets
of public/sector tourism structure.
 Development of partnership
reduces any kind of dictatorship by
distributing the power equally
among all the partners in the sector
(Gardner, et al. 2014).
 All the stakeholders of the private
and public sector work more
effectively to solve all the issues in
the tourism planning so as to avoid
being getting affected.
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 Collaboration and cooperation
among the members would be
enhanced (Furlan, et al. 2015).
 Commitment level of the members
as well as the partners will be
increased.
 The level of core expertise and
knowledge would increase due to
the involvement of more parties
within the industry.
DISADVANTAGES OF PARTNERSHIPS IN
TOURISM INDUSTRY OF QATAR
 The work can get affected due to
the perception of partners for one
another.
 Clash of interests can be occurred
due to the different aims and
objectives of parties that are
involved in the partnership.
 There are several occasions on
which the responsibilities and
accountabilities are not clear for
the different parties.
 It is a well-known fact that
competition leads to higher
proficiency and novelty, but in this
case there would be no competition
as all the parties would work in
collaboration (Giampiccoli, et al.
2015).
Thus, these are the major advantages and
disadvantages of public/private sector
tourism planning partnerships with respect
to travel and tourism in Qatar.
TASK 2
2.1 ANALYSE FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AT
DIFFERENT LEVELS WITH REFERENCE TO THE QATAR
In order to develop an effective collaboration or partnership between all the stakeholders, the
role of tourism development planning is very significant. There are several different levels at
which the features of this tourism development planning is different. These different levels
include; sub-regional level, regional level, national level, and international level. The features of
tourism development planning may vary from one level to another. In order to enhance the
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