Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar: A Comprehensive Analysis

This report delves into the multifaceted aspects of sustainable tourism development in Qatar, examining the benefits of stakeholder involvement, the advantages and disadvantages of public/private partnerships, and the significance of interactive planning systems. It analyzes the features of tourism development planning at different levels, evaluates methods to measure tourist impact, and explores strategies for resolving conflicts of interest. The report also examines the implications of balancing supply and demand, evaluates the moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism, and compares current issues associated with tourism development in Qatar and Mauritius. Finally, it provides recommendations for the future development of tourism in these destinations.

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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level of tourism within the Qatar as well as to develop sustainable tourism within the nation,
the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) makes different tourism development plans. A successful
tourism development plan in a nation like Qatar is developed by taking several different factors
into consideration (Gladstone, et al. 2013). These different factors include; social factors,
economic factors, and environmental factors.
There are several different levels at which the features of this tourism development planning is
different. These different levels with respect to the tourism development planning in Qatar are
as follows:
SUB-REGIONAL LEVEL
The initial planning of the development of a tourism development plan takes place at the sub-
regional level of the nation like Qatar. The local government of the Qatar reviews the policies
that are applicable on the sector of travel and tourism within the nation and then approves the
tourism development plan for the further reviewing at the higher levels.
REGIONAL LEVEL
There is an assortment of different factors or features that are considered at the regional level
while developing a tourism plan for Qatar. These different factors or features at regional level
include; facilities of tourism lodging, internal transportation channel, and policies implemented
by regional government, organizational structures, tourist destinations, etc. (Green, 2015).
NATIONAL LEVEL
There are several different features that are involved in the tourism development planning at
national level. These different features include; connection of major routes for transportation,
development of investment policies and legislation, maintenance of physical structure,
development of short-term strategy, etc.
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Thus, these are the different features of tourism development planning at different levels with
respect to Qatar.
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2.2 EVALUATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERACTIVE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND
PROCESSES IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR
The importance and significance of interactive planning systems and processes in the
development of travel and tourism within a nation Qatar is very high. The government of
several nations like Qatar considers tourism development planning as one of the most
important features for the growth and development of country’s economy. Few years back
from now, tourism planning was considered as the best source of generating income in a
country as this planning was mostly based on the economies of a nation. The sector of travel
and tourism has been changed a lot in the last few years and thus there are several social as
well as environmental factors that are needed to be taken care off during the utilization of
interactive processes and planning systems in the tourism development planning in Qatar
(Henderson, 2014).
There are several issues that are evaluated in the tourism industry of Qatar. These issues
include; socio-cultural depreciation, overcrowded destinations, mega events and
superstructures, etc. According to the interactive planning systems, the collaborative planning
should be involved in the planning processes so as to fulfill the desires of local communities of
the Qatar. The interactive planning systems and the processes in tourism development in Qatar
enable the involvement of civilians and the local communities in the tourism development
planning procedure (Khodr, 2012). The demands and requirements of the tourists have also
been changed with the changes in current trends and thus the interactive planning systems aid
to fulfill these demand and requirements of the visitors by providing them right products and
services. The QTA aims towards achievement of sustainable tourism within the nation, and thus
the interactive processes and planning systems could aid QTA to achieve their aims successfully
by developing sustainable travel and tourism in Qatar till the year 2030.
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2.3 EVALUATE DIFFERENT METHODS AVAILABLE TO MEASURE TOURIST
IMPACT WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR
There is an assortment of different methods that can be used to measure the impacts of tourist
with respect to the travel and tourism in Qatar. These different methods of measuring tourist
impact are as follows:
CAMBRIDGE ECONOMIC IMPACT MODEL
The Cambridge economic impact model allows the organizations to critically measure the
impacts of tourists on the economies of a nation like Qatar. There are basically two stages that
are involved in this model. The first stage depicts the calculation of visitor’s value and volume of
the day, while the second stage depicts the calculation of visitors’ impact on the nation like
Qatar’s local economy. In this model the statistics and governmental reports are used to gather
and manage the information of the tourists (Malek, et al. 2015).
EIA
EIA refers to the Environment Impact Assessment which aids to effectively measure the impacts
of visitors on a nation like Qatar. The different facets that are evaluated by utilizing these
methods are as follows; limitation to natural resources, processing of environmental auditing,
conflicts arising due to environmental problems, impacts due to soil and water, etc.
CARRYING CAPACITY
Another method to measure the impacts of tourist on travel and tourism sector of Qatar is
carrying capacity. This method is based on the maximum number of visitors that could be
occupied to reduce the negative impacts of environment. There is an assortment of different
points that are required to be effectively considered while utilizing this method of measuring
tourist impacts. These different points include; host and tourist features, average duration of
the stay, tourists’ geographical concentration, type of tourism activity, etc. (Morakabati, et al.
2014).
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Thus, the above mentioned are some of the important methods that can be used to measure
the impacts of tourist on the travel and tourism sector of the nation like Qatar.
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TASK 3
PRESENTATION
Slide 1
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Slide 2
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Slide 3
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Slide 4
The approach of triple bottom line can be used to identify the three bottom lines that could be
applied to the development of sustainable tourism within the Qatar. The three bottom lines that
are defined by this theory are allied to the three different factors. These factors include; social
factors, economic factors, and environmental factors.
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Slide 5
The factors involved in the triple bottom line theory are as follows: Environmental Bottom Line,
Social Equity Bottom Line, Economic Bottom Line. The social equity bottom line aids to enhance
the social performance of nation’s tourism sector. For example; female forced employees,
elimination of unemployment rate, etc. The economic bottom line aids to enhance the
economic development of tourism sector within the nation. For example; taxation policies,
inflation rate, etc. The environmental bottom line aids to enhance the environmental factors of
the travel and tourism sector of the Qatar. For example; preservation of natural resources,
economical consumption of fuels, etc.
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Slide 6
This slide depict the different factors that might hinder the development of sustainable tourism
within the nation like Qatar. These different factors are as follows; Changes in climatic
conditions, Level of accessibility and education, Overcrowding of the tourist destinations, Higher
rate of inflation, etc.
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Slide 7
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Slide 8
This slide depicts the different advantages of developing sustainable tourism within a nation like
Qatar. These different advantages or benefits include; Appropriate understanding of travel and
tourism industry, Ideal usage of cultural and natural resources, Supply of high quality tourism
services to the visitors, etc.
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Slide 9
There are different stages that are involved in the planning of sustainable tourism within Qatar.
These different stages include; Establishment of development objectives, Situational analysis,
Development of plans and strategies, Implementation of strategies, and Evaluating of business
success.
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Slide 10
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Slide 11
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Slide 12
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TASK 4
4.1 EVALUATE METHODS OF RESOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS TO
ENSURE THE FUTURE WELLBEING OF A DEVELOPING TOURISM DESTINATION
SUCH AS QATAR
The rising of conflicts of interests in the
tourism industry of Qatar has negatively
affected the sustainable tourism
development in Qatar. There are several
possible reasons due to which these
conflicts may be raised. These reasons
include; differences in stakeholders’
interest level, local communities, visitors,
tour operators, tourism planner, etc. Out of
all these reasons, the major reason for
rising conflict of interests is the differences
in local communities and tourists who visit
the nation like Qatar (Mustafa, et al. 2010).
In Qatar, the religion that is mostly followed
is Islamic religion. This religion has
emphasis on the customs, norms, beliefs,
and traditions. These different cultural and
religion aspects are different from that of
the religion and cultural norms of the
visitors from the different nations of the
world.
There are several different governmental
factors too that may arise conflicts of
interests within the travel and tourism
sector of the nation like Qatar. These
governmental factors include; taxation
policies, governmental rules and
regulations, etc. In order to resolve the
conflicts of interests, so as to ensure the
future wellbeing of a developing tourism
destination such as Qatar, there are some
steps that can be followed (Rizzo, et al.
2014).
The legal authority of the nation like Qatar
also aids the tourism community to resolve
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the conflicts of interests so as to ensure the
future wellbeing of a developing tourism
destination such as Qatar. Another way to
resolve the conflict is by maintaining
appropriate communication with the
tourism stakeholders of the Qatar (Ponzini,
et al. 2011). Thus, in these ways the
conflicts of interests within the tourism
sector of Qatar can be resolved in order to
ensure the future wellbeing of a developing
tourism destination such as Qatar.
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4.2 ANALYSE THE IMPLICATIONS OF BALANCING SUPPLY AND DEMAND WITH
REFERENCE TO QATAR
It is very important as well as significant to
balance the demand and supply in order to
maintain the sustainable tourism
development within Qatar. In order to
balance the supply and demand within the
Qatar, it is very important to manage the
sustainability and growth of the travel and
tourism sector within the nation
(Scharfenort, et al. 2012). The growth of
tourism sector can be managed by
improving different factors like;
infrastructure of tourist destinations,
arrivals of tourists in the country, spending
by visitors, etc. The sustainability can be
managed maintaining the different
elements like; nature, local economy of the
country, culture, religious norms, etc. With
reference to the tourism in Qatar, demand
refers to the quantity of services and
products that are needed by the tourists
who visit to Qatar for gaining different
tourism experiences. The concept of
demand can be divided into four different
types. These four types are as follows;
potential demand, effective demand,
suppressed demand, and deferred demand.
Supply on the other hand in the tourism
industry is referred to the distribution of
various tourism related services and
resources to the local as well as
international visitors by the tour operators
or suppliers of travel and tourism industry
of nation like Qatar (Sharpley, 2015). The
services and resources that are supplied to
the visitors include; transportation facilities,
accommodation, hospitality services, etc.
There are several different components that
are allied to the concept of supply with
respect to the tourism sector of Qatar.
These different components include;
infrastructures, superstructure, promotion
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of tourist destinations, etc. There is an
assortment of different techniques and
methods that can be used to forecast the
demand and supply of travel and tourism.
The technique that can be used to forecast
the supply and demand in Qatar is “Delphi
Technique” (Stephenson, et al. 2010).
According to the latest statics, the rate of
supply and demand within the travel and
tourism industry of Qatar has been
drastically increased in the last few years
and thus has become very important to
balance the supply and demand so as to
successfully maintain sustainable tourism
development in Qatar.
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4.3 EVALUATE THE MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF ENCLAVE TOURISM IN
QATAR
Enclave is referred to the piece of land
which is covered by the foreign territory,
whereas enclave tourism is referred to the
tourism that takes place in typical locations
such as; coastal areas, tropical areas, etc.
(Henderson, 2015). In this type of tourism,
the tourist destinations offer an assortment
of different activities such as; river rafting,
mountaineering, scuba-diving, swimming,
etc. The concept of enclave tourism limits
the opportunities of revenue generation for
the local communities of the nation like
Qatar. This limitation of revenue generation
to the local communities occurs when the
resorts and cruise ships offer a variety of
facilities for the visitors to stay at the same
place by spending at the same resort or
cruise ships (Weber, et al. 2014).
Although the generation of revenue by the
hotels is large, but the impact of the all-
inclusive hotels on the economy of a nation
like Qatar is limited as compared to the
other types of accommodation facilities.
The ethical and moral concerns of enclave
tourism incorporate of an assortment of
different factors such as; health and safety
issues, financial security of the tourists,
insufficient transportation, and safety
concern of visitors, emotional issues, etc. In
the type of enclave tourism, the interaction
between the local people and the visitors is
limited. In a nation like Qatar, the tourism
products and services are to be developed
and thus there are some factors that may
lead to the generation of moral and ethical
issues. In order to develop sustainable
tourism within Qatar, it is very important
for the travel and tourism agencies of the
nation to analyze the facets of enclave
tourism appropriately. The moral and
ethical issues of enclave tourism in Qatar
can be resolved by focusing on the key
stakeholders and corporate social
responsibilities of tourism (Wiedmann,
2014).
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TASK 5
5.1 COMPARE CURRENT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND AN EMERGING DESTINATION WHERE THE
IMPACTS OF TOURISM ARE DIFFERENT
The emerging and developing destinations that are taken into consideration for the comparison
in this section of the report are Qatar and Mauritius respectively.
Basis Emerging country (Qatar) Developing country (Mauritius)
Economic There are several different types
of economic issues that are raised
in the travel and tourism sector of
the Qatar. These different types of
economic issues with respect to
Qatar include; limited generation
of employment, currency
exchange rates, rate of inflation,
etc. (Wiedmann, et al. 2012).
On the developing nations like
Mauritius, there are both positive as
well as negative economic impacts
on the nation’s travel and tourism
sector. The positive economic
impacts include; increment in GDP
of nation, enhancement of
employment opportunities, balance
of payments, etc. There are some
negative economic impacts too on
the nation. These negative impacts
include; inflation rates, currency
exchange rates, economic crisis, etc.
Social There are several positive as well
as negative social issues that
influence the travel and tourism
industry of emerging nation like
Qatar. The different social issues
include; gambling and crime,
On the travel and tourism industry
of a developing nation like
Mauritius, there are several positive
as well as negative social impacts.
The visitors from several different
parts of the world visit to Mauritius
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changes in social activities, lack of
moral behaviour of visitors, value
alterations, etc. Another major
social issue that influences the
travel and tourism sector of Qatar
is the lack of commercialization of
culture and art.
for gaining several different types of
tourism experiences, and thus it is
very important to consider all the
social factors such as; preferences of
visitors, health and safety of
customers, etc. (Wise, et al. 2016).
Environmenta
l
In this contemporary time period
there are several environmental
changes that took place in the last
few years in the sector of travel
and tourism in the nation like
Qatar. The major environmental
issue that is faced by the tourism
sector of Qatar is the insufficient
utilization of natural resources.
Another major environmental
issue is the lack of preservation of
natural resources of the nation.
The environmental conditions of the
nation like Mauritius gets affected
due to an assortment of different
ecological factors such as; traffic
congestion, lack of superstructures,
overcrowded destinations, etc. This
factors prevent the development of
sustainable tourism within the
nation and it also influences the
visitors’ interest of visiting the
nation for gaining different types of
tourism experiences.
Thus, this was the comparison of Qatar and Mauritius on the basis of social, economic, and
environmental factors of travel and tourism.
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5.2 EVALUATE, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF
TOURISM IN THESE DESTINATIONS
As discussed in the previous section of this report, there are several different factors that affect
the emerging as well as developing tourist destinations of the world such as; Qatar and
Mauritius respectively. These different factors include; social factors, economic factors, and
environmental factors. In order to develop tourism effectively in future at these destinations, it
is very important to develop a sustainable tourism plan. There are several stakeholders of the
tourism sector in a nation, and thus in order to ensure successful future development of
tourism it is also very significant to satisfy the stakeholders by meeting their expectations. It is
recommended to the management committees of travel and tourism sector in the nations like
Qatar and Mauritius to effectively utilize the natural resources of the nation so as to develop an
effectual sustainable tourism plan (Zaidan, et al. 2016).
The government of these nations must develop and implement different policies and strategies
to improve economic conditions of the travel and tourism sector of these nations. The
governmental policies and strategies must be as follows; lower currency exchange rates, low
tax payments, moderate rate of inflation, etc. There are some more recommendations that can
be made for the future department of tourism in the destinations like Qatar and Mauritius.
These recommendations include; involving stakeholders in the development of a sustainable
tourism plan, empowering local groups and employees of the nation’s tourism sector, providing
of environmental securities to the visitors who visit these nations, developing and
implementing different governmental policies, focusing on providing stable income
opportunities, etc. (Wise, 2016).
Consequently, these are some of the recommendations for the future development of tourism
in the destinations like Qatar and Mauritius.
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CONCLUSION
From this assignment on the sustainable tourism development, it can be concluded that in a
nation like Qatar where the rate of tourism is increasing drastically, it is very important for the
management committees of nation’s travel and tourism sector to develop effective sustainable
tourism plan. It is recommended to the government of the nation like Qatar to develop and
implement different policies and strategies to improve economic conditions of the travel and
tourism sector of the nation. The governmental policies and strategies must be as follows;
lower currency exchange rates, low tax payments, moderate rate of inflation, etc.
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