Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Sustainable Tourism Development
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Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................4
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................5
1.1Discuss how stakeholders can benefit from planning of tourism developments with
reference to a current case study..............................................................................................5
The benefit of stakeholders from planning of tourism developments...................................5
1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector tourism planning
partnerships drawing on a current example...........................................................................8
The advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector tourism planning
partnerships drawing on a current example...........................................................................8
LO 2...............................................................................................................................................10
2.1. Analyze features of tourism development planning at different levels........................10
2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism
development with reference to Qatar.....................................................................................12
2.3 Evaluate different methods available to measure tourist impact..................................13
LO 3...............................................................................................................................................14
3.1) Justify the introduction of the concept of sustainability in tourism development......14
3.2)Analyze factors that may prevent/hinder sustainable tourism development...............25
3.3) Analyze different stages in planning for sustainability.................................................25
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................26
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4.1 Evaluate methods of resolving a conflict of interests to ensure the future wellbeing of
a developing tourism destination............................................................................................26
4.2) Analyze the implications of balancing supply and demand..........................................27
4.3) Evaluate the moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism............................................28
LO 5...............................................................................................................................................29
5.1) Compare current issues associated with tourism development in a developing
country and an emerging destination where the impacts of tourism are different............29
5.2 Evaluate, with recommendations, the future development of tourism in these chosen
destinations...............................................................................................................................31
Conclusion....................................................................................................................................32
References.....................................................................................................................................33
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Introduction
Tourism Industry is the combination of all the activities performing in the country which directly
provide resources and related services to facilitate their industry and the relaxation activities
away from the actual environment. The tourism industry is facing complexity for optimization of
the goals of the welfare of humans and the development of the industry. Industry major focus on
providing more number of employees, the increment in the economic rate, enhancing the quality
of local people life, protecting the environment from a huge amount of tourist visiting country.
From the current report, Qatar is one of the most developing nations in the world in the tourism
industry. Research includes the Qatar best planner who maintains the sustainable resources and
avoids the harmful circumstances. Along with this, research will talk about the current issues
regarding the industry and the resolving factor which doesn’t influence in the future activities.
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LO 1
1.1Discuss how stakeholders can benefit from planning of tourism developments with
reference to a current case study
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The benefit of stakeholders
from planning of tourism
developments
Introduction
Stakeholder is an individual,
group of individual or
organization that can affect or be
affected an organization. As per
Qatar case study , Stakeholder in
the tourism can be the following
are: investors, developers,
shareholders, operators
Planning: Planning is done in
travel and tourism sector.
Planning is done in order to
provide profit to the stakeholders.
These stakeholders invest some
amount of money in the
organization in expanding it and
earning profits.
The planning of tourism only
focuses on the providing facilities
which are beneficial for their
tourist. This planning includes
beneficial for employee also, by
providing various hospitality and
appropriate salary to their workers.
It inspires the growth of country in
terms of economics and the makes
profitability in the tourism industry
(Korstange, 2012). Local people
life directly affects the visitor.
They analyze their country
condition by visiting small villages
and town. It may decrease the
tourism industry so, national
government always trying to
develop the small cities because
government know how to make
profit and increase their economic
rate by the help of tourism
industry. It delivers valuable
experience to the travelers with the
quality improvement of life of
local people. It leads the growth
amount of economic, financial
level of business of their
stockholders and the financiers in
all range of adjacent of tourism. In
Qatar, the tourism industry raises
the taxes and interest amount for
Conclusion
Qatar leads in enhancement in
working in partnership with other
travel industries. Stakeholder of
tourism industry in Qatar take
benefit from these planning, their
main focuses is to achieve their
pre-planned goals which includes
maximize travellers rate .
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government of country .It maintain
the good relation with the public
and private partners of the tour and
travel industry.
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1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector tourism planning
partnerships drawing on a current example
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The advantages and
disadvantages of public/private
sector tourism planning
partnerships drawing on a
current example
Introduction
Public and private tourism define
the relationship between the
people and private sector to
maximize their goals and
objective in tourism industry. In
Qatar, planning of the respective
industry plays major role in
developing the tourism sector for
development of the nation.
Public /Private tourism sector
ready to face the global
competitiveness, process in
technology, sophistications of
supplier etc. Qatar Tourism
industry launches the Qatar
National Tourism Sector Strategy
2030,it is a catalyst for justifiable
tourism growth through 2030.
Qatar received 6% development
rate in visitor arrival for the
period 2012-2016 (Gouda, 2012).
2. In Qatar, Tourism industry
attains the social desirable goals
like employment, Increment in
salary of workers, reduce rate in
crime and the protection of the
resources.
3. The public/private relationship
will discover the more prospects to
bring the innovative facilities
which are not accessible in the
previous sector.
4. Tourism planning supports and
motivates the use of natural
resources of Qatar such as
tradition, philosophy and
infrastructure etc.
Disadvantage
1. There are so many risks in
partnership which may rise like the
improper structure; quality will be
decrease, depending on each other.
2. Increase sensitivity towards
stakeholders and investors which
affect their political issue.
3. The possessiveness towards
national development project.
Their deadline may create
Conclusion
All these welfares raise the class
of life of travelers and native
public of Qatar. In addition,
public/private helps in
sustainable growth in Qatar. It
maximizes the travelers and
growth rate in economic
condition of country.
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Advantage
1.By the help of partnership with
the government, it reduces the
cost of the working capital for the
advance projects and minimizes
the cost by promoting the
alertness among the local people
who have bad thought regarding
tourism industry.
disturbance in the project.
4.Rises the commercial risk on
monetary products
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LO 2
2.1. Analyze features of tourism development planning at different levels.
The planning of tourism development can be defining the organizing manner for attaining the
future objectives and goals in a particular area. The major objective of this planning to enhance
the satisfaction of tourist and other development in the area of the economic, social and
environment (Ghosh, and Siddique, 2017). Qatar tourism planning will help in satisfying the
different maintainable objective in the tourism industry. The planning at various level of Qatar. It
focuses on international, national, states and sub-states plans.
Features of different level as mention below:
International Level: Qatar main focus is on transportation services from their country to
another. Travelers should satisfy from their transportation facilities like a comfortable seat, food
providing during traveling, the behavior of driver and co-passengers. They also focus on tour
program where the number of tourist travels in different countries within a specific time period.
The contemporary growth is also necessary to attract the number of tourists. Qatar plans include
the market place strategies and the promotional events for attracting tourist.
National Level: The planning of tourism includes the framework and policy of tourism of the
country (Maxim, 2015) It is the major level of planning for connecting various routes of country
and region. Qatar is introducing several strategies at the national level. These strategies only
focus on the national level only including this they focus on the local community also that how
they promote their service in their country and how they make different from other private
services. The authority of tourism works with associations at the national level them to bearing
corporate successfully.
State level: In this level Qatar plan for regional policies, the interconnected routes, the different
type of attractive areas, the providing local education and prepare various kind of marketing
strategies.
District Level: The tourism planning at the district level of Qatar focuses on the accommodation,
overall location and other visitor services by which they attract tourist in large number.
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(Figure 1: Arrivals by Nationality)
(Source: visitqatar.qa, 2018)
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