Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar: A Comprehensive Analysis

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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
Task 1............................................................................................................................................. 4
Task 2........................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1................................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2............................................................................................................................................ 11
2.3......................................................................................................................................... 12
Task 3........................................................................................................................................... 13
3.1................................................................................................................................................ 14
3.2............................................................................................................................................ 14
3.3......................................................................................................................................... 16
Task 4........................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1................................................................................................................................................ 17
4.2............................................................................................................................................ 18
4.3......................................................................................................................................... 18
Task 5........................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.2............................................................................................................................................ 22
Conclusion................................................................................................................................... 23
References................................................................................................................................... 24

INTRODUCTION
Tourism has become one of the largest industries in the world. Tourism and hospitality are
directly co-related with one another. Customer satisfaction. Customer retention and
differentiated service are key to success. Tourism is the part of the service industry depends on
visitors and tourist for their survival. Qatar economy is growing drastically it has become one of
the fastest growing tourist destinations. Qatar is ranked in the top 10 tourism destinations in
2017. This is because of rising demands and strong networking. There has been an increased in
international and global trade because of foreign direct investment. This report will contain
information about the importance of sustainable tourism development with references to
Qatar.

Task 1
Understand the rationale for planning in the travel and tourism industry
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Task 2
2.1Analyze the features of tourism development planning at different levels with
reference to Qatar.
Every development process starts with the contribution of regional and local governments. In
partnership with two booming sectors that are the public and private sectors. Panning is
necessary for every field and area. It helps in estimation and forecasting. It makes the
processor system smooth and easy. Planning refers to laying down organizational objectives by
developing a future course of action. Qatar tourism planning will help in meeting countries
objective of sustainably developed. The tourism planning of Qatar is dependent on different
levels. The level will include both national and international plans as well as regional and sub-
regional plans. Different level of plans examined different features which are listed below:
International level:
Organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD) is an international
organization. They have a mission of improving the social wellbeing of people living in
developing countries. International level planning in Qatar is giving importance to
transportation facilities. This level of tourism also focusing on effective management of
program tours. Further, they are also involving contemporary development for improving
performance. The international planning will also formulate various marketing strategies which
will help in attracting more people.so international level plans are very important for Qatar
economy development and success (Al-Emadi, et al. 2017).
National level:
The national level plan will help Qatar in the proper management of physical structure and
tourism policies. A national level organization like a private organization, national volunteer
works with government. National plans focus on improving connectivity through developing
routes of country and region. Development of organizational structure, formulation, and

designing of investment policies and legislation development are key areas of national-level
planning. So national-level planning also helps in achieving sustainable tourism development of
Qatar (Arbulú and Rey-Maquieira, 2017).
Regional level:
Regional level planning of Qatar will focus mainly on improving regional level education and
internal transportation. it will also focus on different attractive locations and policies at the
regional level. Regional planning will contribute to making a profitable economy.
Sub – Regional level
This element will focus on tourist accommodations and services. Further, it will also focus on
improving the situation of sub-regions. It will also include various attractive tourist features,
general location, etc (Blancas, et al. 2018).
2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and processes in
tourism development with reference to Qatar.
Interactive planning promotes the participation and development of a particular industry. The
significance of interactive planning can be measured through tourist attraction. Interactive
planning focuses on involving stakeholders as well as tourists. The stakeholder can attain
various benefits with the help of effective planning in Qatar. The planning will develop a clear
channel of communication for stakeholders. Through which stakeholders generate a clear
understanding of goals, objectives, and concept of tourism. Because of rising demand and an
increasing number of travelers Qatar will meet its objective by 2030 (Boley and Hammett,
2017). Interactive planning also helps in forecasting the future of Qatar which in turn gives
them success. Development of innovative hotels will help Qatar in grabbing the attention of the
tourist. Interactive planning will also help in the allocation of resources and utilizing those
resources appropriately. Tourism development in Qatar has been regarded as priority sectors
that can help that economy to compete further. This planning will play a significant role in

shaping the economy of Qatar. The creative and different way of controlling budgets process
and other procedure can be archived through interactive planning.
Interactive planning helps in designing customized services and products in order to win
customer satisfaction (Cheer and Lew, 2017). It will also help to manage the monetary and
fiscal policies accurately. Proper formulation of policies will increase the flow of money and
decrease failures in the coming years. Qatar is focusing to become the largest global
transformation force with an aim of sustainability. The interactive process will also provide
various benefits to local people and stakeholders through the adoption of better practices.
Implementation of different system and model will be the main concern of interactive planning.
It will also focus on interdependence between components of systems and projects. Interactive
planning provides chances of achieving customer expectations. One of the important
advantages of interactive planning is it makes the people know deeply about the organization
(Coccossis, 2016).
2.3
Evaluate different methods available to measure tourist impact with reference to Qatar.
There are different methods available for measuring the impacts of tourism in Qatar. These
methods help in determining social, economic and environmental impacts for enhancing
sustainability The methods are listed below:
 Environmental impact studies :
Researchers have conducted various studies on measuring the environmental impact on
tourists. It is helping them in extracting information about the availability of resources
and the nature of service. The study conducted above by researchers explains that the
environment has a very significant role in order to check the behavior and impact of
tourist (Cheng and Wu, 2015).
 Cambridge model
It is given in the case study of Qatar that the Cambridge model has been used by
Olympics planners. This model has widely used for measuring the economic impacts of