Sustainable Tourism Development Report - Qatar Analysis

This report provides a detailed analysis of sustainable tourism development, focusing on Qatar as a case study. It begins with an introduction to sustainable tourism and its importance, followed by an examination of tourism development planning at various levels, including international, national, and local. The report explores the significance of interactive planning systems and processes, highlighting their role in achieving tourism goals. It also discusses methods for measuring tourist impact, such as environmental, social, and economic measures. The report then delves into conflict resolution strategies, addressing ethical issues like enclave tourism, and analyzes the balance between supply and demand. Current issues associated with tourism development in Qatar, as well as recommendations for future development, are also discussed. The report draws comparisons with other developing tourism destinations like Uganda, offering a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities in the sustainable tourism sector.

Sustainable Tourism Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1(Covered in leaflet).............................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different level...........................................2
2.2 Significance of interactive planning system and processes in tourism development.......3
2.3 Different methods available to measure tourist impact....................................................3
TASK 3(covered in ppt)...................................................................................................................4
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Methods of resolving a conflict of interest for future well bring in future development10
4.2 Analysis of balancing supply and demand.....................................................................10
4.3 Evaluation of moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism............................................11
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................11
5.1 Current issues associated with tourism development in a development country...........11
5.2 Recommendations for the future development of tourism.............................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Sustainable tourism defines a concept which reflects to give a positive impact on
economy, environment and society while visiting a destination as a traveller. Travelling and
tourism both are interrelated terms as without a journey, tourism cannot possible. Therefore,
concept of sustainable tourism is linked with procedure of mobility. So, it is a responsibility of
visitors to make positive influence only. In a country, developing tourism is most essential part
as it gives various opportunities to job seekers for taking employment in this sector as a guide,
accountant, operator and more (Yu, Chancellor and Cole, 2011). So, it not only reduces
unemployment but also improves economical growth of a region. In this context, a project has
been made on sustainable tourism development for an emerging destination as Qatar.
Government of this country takes various approaches in order to develop and promote tourism
with the help of private and public organisations working under tourism sector. In addition to
this, present report also reflects threats and issues which come as barrier in tourism development
in this country as well as recommended solution for the same.
TASK 1(Covered in leaflet)
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TASK 2
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different level
In Qatar, tourism development planning is necessary to attract more travellers towards its
heritages. It helps in attaining goals and objectives linked with this country in a higher manner.
As, this region is rich in terms of historical places, therefore, in order to generate high revenue
and sustainability of economy, tourism sector emphasizes more on developing plans and
strategies (Torres-Delgado and Saarinen, 2014). These policies are related with giving best
services to visitors of own country as well as of international clients. Along with this, it is major
duty of government to provide proper safety travellers who are come to visit its places. Giving
higher services and protection, helps in creating good image on tourists through which retention
of them can easily be gained. Some major levels of planning in tourism are giving as below:
International level: In order to develop tourism in a country at international level,
QNTSS (Qatar National Tourism Sector strategy) and UNWTO (United World Trade
Organisation) provides much support to countries (Bramwell and Lane, 2011). These
organisations administer guidelines which are essential for such territorial regions.
National level: For improving tourism, public and private sectors of a country are needed
to coordinate each other and formulate strong policies. It will help in accomplishing goals and
objectives of tour and travel companies in a best manner.
Local level: At local level, state government are required to promote and advertise rich
heritage places in a vast manner through they can gain high attention of local people and of other
region to visit such places.
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2.2 Significance of interactive planning system and processes in tourism development
Interactive planning refers to set some strategies and policies related through which
future target of tourism sector can be attained in an efficient manner. It includes three types of
planning via inactive, instance and proactive as per basis of goals. In addition to this, this type of
planning also focus on completing present desires of company by which business operations of
them can be held successfully (Carlsen and Butler, 2011). Some common factors of interactive
planning system and processes in tourism development are:
 Through adopting policies and strategies given by interactive planning, an enterprise in
tourism can attain higher profitability in business.
 These types of planning does not harm environment by over extraction of resources.
 In addition to this, effectiveness of these policies can be achieved if investors help in
providing sufficient finance to companies. This would aid in accomplishing objectives of
such plan in a proper manner.
As Qatar has rich heritage culture and historical places which is helpful in attracting minds of
tourists towards its tourism sector in a higher manner. This country hosts approx 80 sports events per
year through which many games lover people of various regions comes here to visit. In addition to
this, it also hosts near about 150 business conferences on annual basis. Therefore, interactive
planning help in meeting desires of national and international clients in a vast manner (Dabphet,
Scott and Ruhanen, 2012). Currently, for giving higher services to tourist who comes for enjoying
sports and business purposes, Qatar is constructing more hotels for their satisfaction.
2.3 Different methods available to measure tourist impact
Some major techniques use to measure the influences of tourists in Qatar are explaining as
below:
Environmental measure: Government of Qatar made a huge investment in order to
preserve natural resources and environmental factors from over extractions. Therefore,
environmental measure is taken as an effective tool which helps in reducing risk of depletion of
non-renewable resources in order to save it for future context. Thus, rich heritages, natural
beauty and historical places and other environmental factors are protected from hazardous. It
would help in attracting minds of tourists and keep their interest in visiting such places through
which economy of Qatar can be enhances in high efficient manner.
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Social Measure: The factors which influence tourism industry and are related with
measuring societies are come in this category (Ekinci, 2014). Culture and tradition of a society is
also valuable factors for enhancing tourism in a country.
Economic measures: Financial condition of a country can be improved when there is an
increment in number of tourists. Therefore, economical measure is used as an important for
analysing the activities done in travel and tourism industries. Therefore, to enhance economy of
Qatar, it is necessary for its Government to protect rich heritage culture and historical places. It
will help in inviting large number of visitors within region. It is significantly impacted on
reducing unemployment and giving rise in sustainability of finance.
TASK 3(covered in ppt)
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TASK 4
4.1 Methods of resolving a conflict of interest for future well bring in future development
Industries under Tourisms sector whether public or private, are running business organisation
in order to earn more and more income. Through innovative ideas they help regulatory bodies is
developing sustainable tourism (Ellis and Sheridan, 2014). In this phase, these sectors have faced
various issues which not only impact on their business operations but also harm environment.
Therefore, they have to take appropriate decisions to identify these problems and resolve them in
a proper manner These sectors should make collaboration with each other for formulating
effective plans and strategies to control and managed conflicts. It will help in enhancing tourism
in a positive manner which further generates high revenues and interest for future. In context
with Qatar, Government of this country have to take appropriate steps for reducing conflicts and
promote tourism development. Some methods are given below which they can adopt for bringing
future development:- Negotiation: It is one of an appropriate method through which industries under hotel
sector and wildlife get developed (Graci, 2013). In this type of negotiation, government,
public and private sectors co-operate each other and made a discussion on how to resolve
such issues. In this conference meeting parties of all sectors represent their plans in front
of President who will further determines effectiveness of whole concept and proceed the
same.
 Mediation: It is another method for resolving major issues which act as barriers in
tourism development (Hall, 2011). In this process, a middle path has been derived in
order to take appropriate decision which would provide various types of benefits to
public and private industries. Government of Qatar is required to promote local bodies
and encourage them by providing opportunities to many people to do job in this field as a
guide, accountant, secretary and more.
4.2 Analysis of balancing supply and demand
Demand can be defined as number of goods and services that is required by particular
group in developing tourism. While supply shows how much a market can offers. So, there
should be a balance between supply and demand of a particular commodity. Therefore, it is
necessary for industries to determine demand in a proper manner before making supply. By
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managing demand and supply properly, help in producing products or services in an appropriate
manner which increases chances of earning more profit (Hunter, 2012). Since, in environment
resources are limited therefore, it is essential to utilise them in a proper and efficient way rather
than to extract more. It will help in influencing business and its activities in a positive manner.
Therefore, government and other bodies are needed to identify issues and conflicts which arise
among each other. It will aid in facilitating demand and supply to each visitor in a proper way
and satisfying their needs while travelling for a destination.
4.3 Evaluation of moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism
Concept of Enclave tourism reflects a procedure through which a tourist gets various types of
services while remaining stay at one place in an effective manner. In this type of activity, a
visitor found everything as per desires which he really want to see. So, it increases chances of
generating more and more profit. In this context, regulatory bodies of Qatar provide attractive
tour packages to tourists. It helps in increasing their level of satisfaction and giving them
memorable moment while visiting a place (Scott, 2011). Some moral and ethical issues of
enclave tourism are:
 It impacts negatively on sustainable tourism by reducing employment rate as enclave
tourism give benefits to tourists by offering them a single package of journey. So, it
snatches jobs from many local people.
 Ethical issues in this consent reflect that tour operators sometimes fails to give high and
appropriate services to clients as per their expectations. While they take high price from
them. So, it creates negative impact on sustainable tourism.
TASK 5
5.1 Current issues associated with tourism development in a development country
Current issues which are associated with tourism development
Introduction: Qatar is considered as one of the most developing tourism point in the world due
to richness in heritage culture and traditional places. Therefore, many visitors are come to visit
such places for enhancing their knowledge about history of the same. In addition to this, many
business persons of different-different countries are used to come here for conference meeting.
Along with this, sports lover of football and other also comes here to enjoy games like FIFA
World Cup, World Athletics and more. It would help in enhancing tourism in this region. But in
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the same context various problems are rising which impact on tourism in negative manner as
well as harm reputation of this country. Therefore, Government of Qatar and industries linked
with tourism development are needed to take appropriate steps for handle such issues in a short
period of time.
Similarly same problem arises in emerging tourism destinations of Uganda. Therefore,
regulatory bodies, public and private sectors are needed to identify these issues and threats
which come as barriers in development of tourism (Sharpley, 2015). All of them are needed to
co-operate each other and take appropriate strategies and methods to remove the same. Some
major issues which are associated with tourism development can be seen as:-
Basis Qatar Uganda
Environmental Some major issues which are
identified as barrier in growth
and development of Qatar
which is an emerging country
are over extraction of non-
renewable resources, soil
erosion and deforestation etc.
All these issues are directly
harm environment and
vulnerable animals (Torres-
Delgado and Saarinen, 2014).
As Uganda is a developing
nation but still it faces various
problems due to low economy.
Therefore, it has failed in
enhance tourism in country. In
addition to this, deforestation
or cutting of plants for own
use create a major harm on
environment of this country.
Socio-cultural Qatar is also promoting
enclave tourism as it is rich in
heritage culture. Through this
service, tour operates provide
a single attractive package of
journey in which a tourists can
enjoy whole journey by
staying at single place. So, it
Some scandals have been
spread about child labour case
in tourism. It gives negative
impact of enhancing tourism
in a sustainable manner.
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reduces chance of
employment from job seekers
who worked as guide,
secretary and more in travel
industries.
5.2 Recommendations for the future development of tourism
Recommendations for future development
Introduction: It is necessary for public and private sector which work under tourism
development to find issues and problems which come in the same (Waligo, Clarke and
Hawkins, 2013). Travel and tourism sector helps in generating and enhancing high revenue by
attracting more tourists who come to visit its places. For developing tourism, it is
recommendable for Qatar to provide great services and accommodations to visitors. Generally,
people in a country visit place in order to seek knowledge about its culture and tradition, so it
duty of government of such regions to provide them proper guidance. It will help in giving
positive impact on tourists and get their satisfaction and retention for long period of time. In this
context, sustainable tourism development helps in identifying major issues and problems which
impacts negatively on growth of tourism in Qatar. It provides solution also in resolving such
factors as well as managed in a proper manner has seen in terms of culture is over extraction of
natural resources which are non-renewable (Weaver, 2011). Hence, for this purpose comparison
has been made between a developing country as Uganda and emerging one Qatar in order to
determine which one has made negative impact on tourist as below:
Socio-culture: Uganda is one of a developing country in the world which has faced various
problems due to low economy. Poverty is one the main issue in this region therefore, for
reducing it Government focuses more on developing tourism. By promoting tourism in this
country, it will help in giving more employment to people as guide, accountant, secretaries, and
more. In addition to this, people can earn for sustaining their livelihood by selling handicrafts
and traditional attire. Some major attractive destinations of Uganda are National Game Park,
Traditional Sites, Mbalu, Boat-riding etc. which attract tourists more to visit such places. In
context with Qatar, major problem (Yu, Chancellor and Cole, 2011). So, this country has to
adopt some measures to protect its natural beauty and rich heritage culture. The 3S i.e. Sun,
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Sand and Sea are considered as most attraction view of this region for enhancing tourism.
Economical: The growth of tourism in Uganda as measured is decreasing at high rate.
Therefore, government of this country are needed to take some measures through which it can
increases tourism. While in context with emerging countries like Qatar, it has gained growth
significantly due to its rich heritage culture. Government of this country has launched various
initiatives in order to boost growth of tourism. It includes granting free of charge visas for at
least 96 hours to all visitors of different countries, free entry for people of near about 80
countries by e-visa and visa-free. These changes are helped in attracting minds of tourists more
in positive way.
CONCLUSION
From this report it has concluded that Travel and tourism industry plays an important role
in enhancing growth of economy of a country in a successful manner. By rapid growth of
tourism help in reducing unemployment and poverty as it gives opportunity for employment in
this field. This would help in improving GDP rate as well as life of people by giving them
employment so that they can earn for their livelihood. For development of tourism, the major
role is played by stakeholders like employers, employees, stakeholders and more who give their
contribution by making a large investment in such sectors. In addition to this, cooperation and
collaboration of public and private sector, also help in improving as well as increasing tourism in
a country.
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