Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar: A Case Study

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UNIT 7 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
Case scenario of Qatar
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1-LEAFLET.........................................................................................................................4
P1.1 BENEFITS FROM PLANNING OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS TO
STAKEHOLDERS IN CONTEXT TO QATAR........................................................................4
P1.2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
SECTOR TOURISM PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS WITH HELP OF EXAMPLES FROM
QATAR........................................................................................................................................5
TASK 2-REPORT...........................................................................................................................8
P2.1 FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN QATAR AT
DIFFERENT LEVELS................................................................................................................8
P2.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERACTIVE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND PROCESS...........9
P2.3 DIFFERENT METHODS TO MEASURE THE TOURIST IMPACT IN QATAR........10
TASK 3- POWERPOINT PRESENTATION...............................................................................11
P3.1, 3.2 & 3.3...........................................................................................................................11
TASK 4- MAGAZINE ARTICLE................................................................................................23
P4.1 METHODS FOR CONFLICT RESOLVING IN ORDER TO ENSURE WELLBEING
OF QATAR...............................................................................................................................23
P4.2 IMPLICATIONS OF BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN RESPECT
TO QATAR...............................................................................................................................24
P4.3 MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES PREVAILING OF ENCLAVE TOURISM IN
QATAR......................................................................................................................................24
TASK 5- REPORT........................................................................................................................26
P5.1 COMPARISON OF CURRENT ISSUES PREVAILING IN MEXICO A DEVELOPING
COUNTRY AND QATAR AN EMERGING DESTINATION UNDERTAKING THEIR
IMPACTS ON TOURISM........................................................................................................26
P5.2 EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
OF TOURISM IN QATAR AND MEXICO.............................................................................29
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................30
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................31
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INTRODUCTION
In order to attain sustainable development and human welfare goals, the tourism industry is faced
with numerous challenges in its ways. The main goal of the tourism industry is pertaining to the
economic opportunities that enhance the quality of life and ensure sustainable protection to the
natural heritage and culture of the nation. For the same, this report will be conducted on the case
of Qatar which is a country rich in culture and history in the Middle East. This report will help to
render a better understanding of tourism planning and sustainable tourism development. It will
also provide better insights into the current issues prevailing of enclave tourism in Qatar and will
also provide insights into the impact of tourism together with some recommendations for the
future development of tourism.
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TASK 1-LEAFLET
P1.1 BENEFITS FROM PLANNING
OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS
TO STAKEHOLDERS IN CONTEXT
TO QATAR
For the development plan sustainable
tourism implementation forms a vital aspect
that needs to be fulfilled as the stakeholders
of tourism is dependable (Coccossis, 2016).
With context to the case study of Qatar,
some of the stakeholders include the
investors of tourists, tour operators, tourists,
visitors, developers and the management.
For the same, there emerge few
responsibilities on behalf of the public and
private sector of tourism development so as
to cater to the needs of the stakeholders of
Qatar to boost sustainable tourism (Cheng
and Wu, 2015).
Through effective tourism planning, some
benefits may be catered to the stakeholders
of Qatar which will involve the benefits
related to economic terms and
environmental terms that lead to ensuring
the better returns and benefits to the
stakeholders.
Benefits to tourists and visitors
In order to provide benefits to tourists, there
is focus laid by the sustainable tourism on
the quality of life which ultimately will
provide benefits to the tourists and efforts in
the direction of the development of the
tourists will boost the experience of the
visitors, community and local people.
Benefits to society and the local
community
The benefits that tourism planning will
render to stakeholders also involves the
enhanced focus on the natural environment
and protecting the environmental resources
which in turn may provide benefits to the
society and help in the development of Qatar
as well (Coccossis, 2016).
Benefits to employees at Qatar
In context to the employees of the tourism
organisations and the hospitality sector,
several other benefits are also rendered to
them such as the job opportunities and
attractive salary which is the result of the
tourism planning (Cheng and Wu, 2015).
Benefits to organisations
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Tourism development planning helps to
render benefits to different tourism
organisations as well in terms of the
profitability and the increase in the interest
and tax payments which leads to building up
effective partnerships between the public
and private partners at tourism industry
(Devika et al., 2014).
Benefits to investors
The investors and other stakeholders of
Qatar will get benefits in the context of
better investment returns and the
profitability that leads to the solving of the
economic issues prevailing in Qatar
(Coccossis, 2016).
Benefits to government
Sustainable tourism development and
planning will also benefit the government
through hiking the livening standards of the
community and increasing profitability.
There will be a better collaboration of
partnerships which will add to the benefits.
P1.2 ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF THE
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR
TOURISM PLANNING
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HELP OF
EXAMPLES FROM QATAR
The private and public sector tourism
planning can be referred to the collaboration
that is formed within both sectors which
collaborates in order to achieve the long
term goals of sustainability (Sarkis and
Dhavale, 2015).
Advantages of public and private sector
tourism planning partnerships
With reference to Qatar, there is a very
important role played in the sustainable
tourism development by the private and
public partnerships. These advantages are in
the form of better employment opportunities
provided to the society which drives
sustainability and helps in achieving the
socially desirable goals (Armenski et al.,
2018).
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The advantages of partnerships also include
the hike in the labour income which
provides benefits to the working class of
Qatar (Armenski et al., 2018). There is a
reduction in the crime rate as well through
such partnerships which act as major
advantages for Qatar. There emerge to be
better protection provided to the natural as
well as environmental resources at Qatar
which boosts sustainability. There is much
encouragement given to the local
community of Qatar that helps in the
effective use of natural resources and boosts
the culture and heritage of the country
(Cheng and Wu, 2015).
Due to the partnership within the public and
private sector at Qatar, the projects related to
the sustainability of the tourism industry in
Qatar will gain the momentum and will be
completed on time that too in a cost-
effective manner. This will give a hike to the
financial resources which in turn will boost
the tourism industry of Qatar (Coccossis,
2016).
Disadvantages of public and private
sector tourism planning partnerships
Some of the limitations that create a
negative impact on sustainable tourism due
to the private and public partnerships
involve the rise in the sensitivity of the
investors due to the prevalence of the
political risks. Due to the public and private
partnership, there also emerged the problems
of the lack of coordination (Coccossis,
2016).
One such disadvantage of the partnership for
Qatar is in the terms of the tourism industry
which leads to a rising in the financial risks
due to the monetary outcomes (Devika et al.,
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2014). Due to the private sector in the
partnership there merge the profit motives of
these agencies which leads to a relation of
the negative impact and will pave the way
for the corruption practices by the public
sectors involved leading to the bribery for
gaining favours from other parties
(Armenski et al., 2018).
There emerge to be both positive as well as
negative aspects on the sustainable tourism
development planning of Qatar due to the
prevalence of the public and private sector
partnerships at Qatar (Devika et al., 2014).
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TASK 2-REPORT
As a Junior Consultant, this report will lay out the various approaches related to the tourism
planning in Qatar and will analyse the features of the tourism development planning which are
undertaken at various levels. The importance and evaluation of the different methods used for
measuring the impact of tourism will be carried out in context to Qatar.
P2.1 FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN QATAR AT
DIFFERENT LEVELS
Tourism development planning can be referred to as the process which lays out the plan for the
organisations towards the achievement of sustainable objectives leading to better tourist
satisfaction (Edgell Sr, 2016). Some of the features of tourism development planning will be
discussed in this report with reference to Qatar at different levels. At Qatar, the tourism
development planning is undertaken at various levels which include the regional, sub-regional,
national and international levels and every level has its unique features (Cheng and Wu, 2015).
National level
According to the tourism development planning undertaken in Qatar at a national level there are
few policies and structure that forms a link with the routes of Qatar effectively. In the planning
process at the national level there are few legislation policies and the structures of the
organisation which helps in the better formation of the investment policies for Qatar that boosts
the tourism planning as well (Devika et al., 2014). Qatar National Vision 2030 is one such policy
that was launched in 2011 depicting a priority of the development in long run through economic
diversification.
International level
Some of the features at international levels of tourism planning and development at Qatar include
the focus on the contemporary developments which leads to the better emphasis on the tourism
development in Qatar (Giaoutzi, 2017). There are also some facilities such as transportation
facilities where tourism planning deals with so as to provide better tour programmes and
facilities to the visitors of Qatar. There are some initiatives taken by Qatar at international levels
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such as The World Tourism Organisations and QTA which lays emphasis on the tourism and
maintenance of the sustainable development goals at international level (Devika et al., 2014).
Regional level
At the regional levels, there are transport networks at internal levels which focus on catering to
the needs of the region and the regional policies are also framed in a similar direction (Giaoutzi,
2017). The regional levels are engaged in the tourism planning and development which lays the
focus on the marketing strategies which attracts the visitors and the tourists to the locations of
Qatar and thus leading to boost in tourism (Edgell Sr, 2016).
Sub-regional level
At sub-regional levels of Qatar, the focus is laid on the regions so as to make them attractive for
tourists and make the regions captive of rendering facilities to the tourists. In context to the
private sector and public sector, there are many training events which are organised by QTA so
as to attain the sustainable tourism development goals (Cheng and Wu, 2015).
P2.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERACTIVE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND
PROCESS
Interactive planning refers to the process and the systems that provide benefits to the
development of tourism and helps in promoting the industry of tourism through future
development. This process is aligned towards rendering sustainable development of Qatar which
helps in achieving the prescribed objectives (Bunakov et al., 2015).
There is much importance of the interactive planning systems and the process for Qatar in
context to the tourism development which are discussed as under:
 In Qatar, the interactive planning helps in providing the benefits in the quantitative and
qualitative terms which also fulfils the objectives of the long term as well as short term
nature (Bunakov et al., 2015)
 Interactive planning drives sustainable development of tourism by making effective
judgements and predictions of the future of tourism
 There is a benefit of dealing effectively with the shortage of resources at Qatar through
interactive planning which ultimately helps to attain sustainable tourism of Qatar
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 Different phases of tourism get better connected with the help of interactive planning
which helps to ensure sustainable tourism in Qatar (Edgell Sr, 2016)
 Through interactive planning the environmental help Qatar in ensuring better utilisation
of the natural as well as environmental resources ensuring the sustainability prospects in
future (Giaoutzi, 2017)
Thus in context to Qatar, the interactive planning will play a vital role that will help in creating a
better future for Qatar by making the changes in the present. Through the same, it is believed that
the impacts on the economy and the environment can be avoided to great extent.
P2.3 DIFFERENT METHODS TO MEASURE THE TOURIST IMPACT IN
QATAR
In order to measure the tourist impact in Qatar there are a few methods which can help in the
same as discussed under:
Environment impact assessment
Through this method, the developments in tourism and its impacts can be measured which it
creates on the environment. With context to this method, the examination of the environment can
be taken place in Qatar in context to the natural resources and the problems of the environment.
This will help in identifying the potential impacts that may lead to problems of the soil, air and
water. This method, when applied to measure tourism impact at Qatar, will help in mitigating
the harmful effects (Cheng and Wu, 2015).
Cambridge Economic Impact model
Through the application of this method, the economic impact that is created on tourist
destinations can be effectively analysed. There are mainly two stages of this method. At the first
stage the volume and value are calculated of the visitors and in the second phase, the impact that
the visitors creates on the local economy in the economic terms is calculated. In this method, the
government reports and the statics is utilised so as to gather information related to visitors and
trace the impacts (Giaoutzi, 2017).
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TASK 3- POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
P3.1, 3.2 & 3.3
Slide 1
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Slide 2
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