Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar: A Multifaceted Analysis

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................4
TASK 1- LEAFLET......................................................................................................5
1.1 BENEFIT TO STAKEHOLDERS FROM PLANNING OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR...............................................5
1.2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR
PLANNING FOR TOURIST PARTNERSHIPS........................................................5
TASK 2- REPORT.......................................................................................................8
2.1 ANALYSE FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AT
DIFFERENT LEVELS WITH REFERENCE TO THE QATAR.................................8
2.2 EVALUATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERACTIVE PLANNING SYSTEMS
AND PROCESSES IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WITH REFERENCE TO
QATAR.................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 EVALUATE DIFFERENT METHODS AVAILABLE TO MEASURE TOURIST
IMPACT WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR............................................................10
TASK 3 PPT..............................................................................................................11
3.1 & 3.2................................................................................................................ 11
TASK 4 –MAGAZINE ARTICLE................................................................................22
4.1 METHODS TO SOLVE THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS TO ENSURE THE
FUTURE WELLBEING OF QATAR DESTINATION..............................................22
4.2 ANALYSE THE IMPLICATIONS OF BALANCING SUPPLY AND DEMAND
WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR...........................................................................23
P 4.3 EVALUATE THE MORAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES OF ENCLAVE TOURISM
IN QATAR..............................................................................................................24
TASK 5......................................................................................................................26
P 5.1 - CURRENT ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN A
DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND AN EMERGING DESTINATION WHERE THE
IMPACTS OF TOURISM ARE DIFFERENT..........................................................26
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5.2 – EVALUATE, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS, THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
OF TOURISM IN THESE CHOSEN DESTINATIONS...........................................28
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................... 29
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................30
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INTRODUCTION
This assignment is prepared to understand different approaches and rationale for the
planning of tourism and its growth that also includes sustainable tourism and their
issues. This assignment is purely focused on the Case study of the Qatar Country
which is having a rich history and culture. Thus this assignment is prepared that aims
at understanding the rationale of tourism planning in Qatar. Further different
approaches to tourism development and planning with reference to Qatar is also
studied. At last a power point presentation is provided to have an understanding of
the need of the sustainable tourism planning.
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TASK 1- LEAFLET
This section is prepared to gain
understanding as a junior consultant at
International. The planning of the
tourism development is done for the
welfare of the people that are
connected with the travel and tourism
of Qatar. The different people are
connected with tourism planning in
Qatar.
1.1 BENEFIT TO STAKEHOLDERS
FROM PLANNING OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENTS WITH
REFERENCE TO QATAR.
The tourism planning aims to develop
the sector of tourism of Qatar. Thus it
provided advantage and benefit to the
various stakeholders involved in the
Qatar tourism development. The
planning for good tourism aims at the
development of different stakeholders
so that the tourism sector can gain
success (Giaoutzi, 2017). Below are
some benefits to the stakeholders from
the planning of tourism:
Tourism industry: Tourism sector has
been prioritised for the diversification
and development by the Qatar Tourism
Industryin the Qatar region will provide
many advantages to the tourism industry
in terms of increasing the number of
visitors. This will also be helped in terms
of providing funds (Mason, 2015).
Tourists and host community: The
local area people are also provided
benefits by the tourism development and
planning. The local area people will be
given many job opportunities and they
will be preferred in the tourism planning
and tourism development in the Qatar
region (Mason, 2015). On the other
hand, the tourists will also be provided
with many concessions and facilities for
increasing the attraction and appeals of
tourists.
Public and private partners:
Development and planning of the
tourism at Qatar will also benefit to the
partners of the public and private sector.
They will provide the opportunity and
benefit to working together with the
Qatar Tourism Authority and they will
also be benefited in partnering and
working with the tourism authority of
Qatar (Giaoutzi, 2017).
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1.2 ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF
PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR
PLANNING FOR TOURIST
PARTNERSHIPS
The tourism authority at Qatar will
provide many advantages to the
partners from the public and private
sector. The development and planning
of tourism will require efforts to get
done effectively and they will need
many partners for the achievement of
the ultimate objective and aim (Mason,
2015).
Sustainable tourism development can
only be achieved with the help of the
partnership with the private and public
sector partners. The tourism authority
of Qatar has set the vision of
sustainable tourism development at
the end of 2030 that will benefit the
public and private partners. The public
and private partners like associations,
alliance and corporations will be
benefited in terms of promotion and
development (Giaoutzi, 2017). This will
helps in the attainment of the
sustainability in the tourism. As for
example, Qatar is aiming to build more
hotels for meeting the increasing
demand of the people. The visitors
across the international borders have
crossed the 1.235 million last year and
it has been estimated that it will touch
1.8 billion by the end of 2030. In this
way, it will provide benefit to the public
and private sector partners for their
development and promotion. The
tourism industry will be benefited to
build more hotels and building and it
will also be benefited with the
collaboration with the partners. The
public and private partners will help in
the development of the tourism sector
and better growth of the tourism sector
in Qatar region (Weber, 2017).
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On the other hand, there are many
disadvantages also of the tourism
planning and development to the
public and private sector partners. As
the government of Qatar will invest in
the development of the infrastructure
so it will provide create the situation of
the conflicts among the public and
private sector partners. This will affect
the development and planning of
tourism in Qatar. There may also be
the risk of non-cooperation from the
partners and this may affect the
working of the planning and
development of tourism (Weber,
2017). There is also the risk of lack of
funds from the side of the partners that
may also hamper the development of
the tourism at Qatar. The other benefit
can be seen in the form of the profit
motive of the private sector firms that
may affect the quality of the work. On
the other hand, the corruption from the
side of the public agencies will also
affect the tourism development
activities as the facilities will not be
provided according to the plan and it
will not aim towards the development
of tourism in the industry (Weber,
2017).
Thus it can be said that there are
many benefit and loss to the tourism
sector by doing a partnership with the
public and private sector. The benefits
must be considered and the
disadvantage must be minimised
(Mason, 2015).
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TASK 2- REPORT
This section provides an understanding of different approaches to tourism
development and planning. This section will provide the analysis of the different
features of the development of tourism and its planning.
2.1 ANALYSE FEATURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AT
DIFFERENT LEVELS WITH REFERENCE TO THE QATAR.
The tourism development authority works differently and it has benefited at all level
in one way or other. There are many features of tourism development planning at
different levels in the Qatar region (Weber, 2017).
The tourism development planning will be done at different levels in reference to the
Qatar region which are as follows:
International level: The different activities are undertaken at the international level
by the tourism authority of Qatar. It has provided many advantages at the
international level. Qatar development authority has put many steps at the
international level to increase the number of tourists. As for example, QTA has
provided free visa of transit for 96 hours to the Qatar tourist that has resulted into the
increment of the tourist form the international boundaries. In the last year, the
travellers’ number has increased from the international borders that have reached
1.235 million in a single year (Henderson, 2015).
National level: The tourism development planning is also working at the national
level and working to provide the many facilities and services to the national visitors.
QTA works for the development and promotion of the services at the national level to
increase the national visitors. It also worked for the long term development by
increasing the development of new hotels, accomplishments and many other
infrastructures. QTA has developed the national vision for the development and
growth of the tourism planning.
Regional level: Qatar Tourism Authority also works at the regional level by
enhancing and developing the tourism activities in the regional area. QTA is working
for the development of the infrastructure in the Qatar areal. The QTA also works for
the development of the regional area by ensuring the good religious policies in the
different area of Qatar. The training is also organised for the different stakeholders at
the regional level (Henderson, 2015).
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2.2 EVALUATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INTERACTIVE PLANNING SYSTEMS
AND PROCESSES IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR
Interactive planning is the procedure of developing and promoting tourism and
ensuring sustainable development. The interactive planning is the best method to
develop sustainable tourism in the area. It ensures to design the current tasks and
activities to promote and enhance the tourism for the future. The interactive planning
involves a different kind of process like interactive, proactive and reactive
(Musinguzi, 2016).
The interactive planning system is a significant process that works for the tourism
development in Qatar area. The tourism development at Qatar is being attained with
the help of the private and public partners so that the system and process of the
interactive planning can help in understanding the process of the development
(Scharfenort, 2017).
The changing volume and values of tourism can be evaluated by the local
authorities of the country so that true information can be gathered and it can help in
the development at the national level. The tourism at Qatar has helped in the
increasing the number of the tourist in the Qatar area. It also helps to plan the
effective utilisation of the resources for the wellbeing of the local community at Qatar.
It also provides the safety and security to the tourists. It also safeguards the
resources for sustainable tourism. Interactive planning is the method to attain
success in the long run of tourism and attain sustainable tourism development. It
enhances the interactions among the different stakeholders of the tourism of Qatar
(Musinguzi, 2016).
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2.3 EVALUATE DIFFERENT METHODS AVAILABLE TO MEASURE TOURIST
IMPACT WITH REFERENCE TO QATAR.
It is significant to measure the impact of tourist in reference to Qatar. This can be
done with the help of different methods. There are many methods that can help in
the measuring the impact of tourist in reference to Qatar. The tourist impact can be
analysed by following approaches:
Cambridge economic impact: This model analyses the income generation by the
tourist activities. It analyses the impact of tourist in Qatar on the economic norms. It
uses the high amount of data from the visitors’ level and visitor’s value. It evaluates
the impact in term of the economy by the tourist of Qatar. It first identifies the volume
and value of the visitors and after it analyses the impacts on the local area people of
Qatar. But this model does not analyse the trip which is outside of Qatar (Giampiccoli
and Mtapuri, 2015).
Economic impact model: This model is very effective in analysing the estimated
with the help of changes in the volume and value of the tourist in Qatar. This model
can be utilised to estimate the generation of the income from tourism in Qatar with
the total employment helped by the industry for empowering country. The model can
also analyse the direct impact of the tourist.
Pro-poor tourism: It is also an approach to measure the tourist impact that can be
evaluated by the generation of the net benefits for poor people. This helps in the
development of the policies and regulations that can improve tourism in Qatar and it
can also benefit and improve the poor of the country (Scharfenort, 2017).
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TASK 3 PPT
3.1 & 3.2
Slide 1
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