Unit 7 Sustainable Tourism Development - Desklib

Sustainable Tourism
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Stakeholders and the benefit related with planning of tourism with reference of Qatar Case
Study.......................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector tourism planning
partnerships drawing on a current example............................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Covered in Leaflet..................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Introduction of the concept of sustainability in tourism development .........................7
3.2 Analyse all factors which prevent sustainable tourism development...............................7
3.3 Different stages related with planning for sustainability..................................................8
TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................9
4.1 Methods of resolving the conflict of interest to ensure future well-being of a developing
tourism destination.................................................................................................................9
4.2 Analyse the implications of balancing supply and demand...........................................11
4.3 Evaluate the moral and ethical issue of enclave tourism in Qatar..................................11
TASK 5 ......................................................................................................................................12
5.1 - Compare current issues associated with tourism development in a developing country
and an emerging destination where the impacts of tourism are different.............................12
5.2 – Evaluate, with recommendations, the future development of tourism in the selected
destination.............................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Sustainable tourism development provides the management practices and guidelines
which are applicable among the all forms of tourism and types of destinations, including the
mass tourism, various niche tourism segments. All factors such as environmental, economic and
socio-culture factors related with tourism development induce sustainability in hospitality
industry (Adebayo and Iweka, 2014). This report is written from the perspective of Inter-
Continental which features and offer appropriate and effective services to tourist or visitor.
Moreover, this report highlights on benefits of the stakeholders that obtain through planning of
tourism. Advantages and Dis-advantages of private/public sector related with tourism planning
with current example will also included in this report. Methods for measure tourist impact and
the concept of sustainability in tourism development will be understand from this report. In the
last, current issue related with tourism development of a developing country is also focus in the
upcoming report.
TASK 1
1.1 Stakeholders and the benefit related with planning of tourism with reference of Qatar Case
Study
Tourism- In simple terms, Tourism is explained as a process of travelling between two
different places. Business Meeting, trade queries, etc. are the purpose or reason to travel from
one place to another and in context of Qatar person visit various places for trade and understand
rich-culture of country. The economic terms of tourism is to attract more number of tourist to
come and visit the place of host country in order to maximise foreign exchange of country.
Tourism in Qatar- Vision of 2030 Qatar was introduced in the year 2011 and this is one of the
most designated priority sectors for diversify the economy of country. Qatar tourism authority
host the approximate 150 business conference and various championship on annual basis (Anup
and Parajuli, 2014). Therefore, tourism plays an important role for shape the economy of Qatar
and approximately each year there is a 6% increase is monitored among the number of tourist
who come to visit the pleasurable destinations of Qatar.
Planning for tourism development
Challenges or issue which are faced by the hospitality industry impacts on the plans of

organisation and according to the current scenario, this is identified to create sustainable goals
or objectives. This is important for management to overcome from the challenges which
generates problems for organisation. On the other side, this also helps to attract more number of
tourist who visit the country for understand history of middle east and rich-culture of country.
Qatar economy depends only on its natural resources so this is crucial for make plan related
with tourism so this helps the government to earn revenue from natural resources and other
tourist sector. So with appropriate plan hospitality industry of Qatar enhance the experience of
tourism with minimising the impact on upcoming opportunities. Some stakeholders who are
involved in the tourism development are mention as follow:
National Government- At the national level, regulatory authority of the tourism which is a
government organisation regulates and monitor the policies of tourism sector at national level
and also frame the rules for manage all tourism operations in an appropriate manner.
Local Destination- Tourist destination which exists in the local geographical level involve the
work and regulation which are relate with local members of society, local government units and
individuals which work as representative of non-governmental organisation (Banki and Ismail,
2015). Also, this includes the community based organisation who monitor and control the place.
Tourism Sector and operations which exists at destination- This involve private business