UKCBC BTEC HND Unit 7 Report: Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar

This report, prepared for a BTEC HND in Travel and Tourism Management, analyzes various aspects of tourism development in Qatar. It begins by discussing how stakeholders, including the government, tour operators, and tourists, benefit from tourism planning, and then examines the advantages and disadvantages of public-private partnerships in the context of Qatar. The report further delves into tourism development planning at international, regional, national, and sub-regional levels, highlighting the significance of interactive planning systems. It evaluates methods for measuring tourist impact and explores the introduction of sustainability in tourism development, analyzing factors that hinder sustainable tourism and the stages of planning for sustainability. Additionally, the report assesses methods for resolving conflicts of interest, balancing supply and demand, and addresses moral and ethical issues related to enclave tourism. Finally, it compares current tourism development issues in Qatar with those of other destinations, offering recommendations for future development.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................3
LO2..................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Analyse features of tourism development planning at different levels with reference
to the Qatar......................................................................................................................4
2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism
developments with reference to Qatar.............................................................................6

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2.3 Evaluate different methods available to measure tourist impact with reference to
Qatar................................................................................................................................8
LO3................................................................................................................................10
3.1 Justify the introduction of the concept of sustainability in tourism development
with reference Qatar......................................................................................................10
3.2 Analyze factors that may prevent/ hinder sustainable tourism development with
reference to Qatar..........................................................................................................11
3.3 Analyze different stages in planning for sustainability with reference Qatar.........12
LO4................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Evaluate methods of resolving a conflict of interests to ensure the future wellbeing
of a developing tourism destination such as Qatar............................................................13
4.2 Analyze the implications of balancing supply and demand with references to Qatar
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4.3 Evaluate the moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism in Qatar.........................16
LO5................................................................................................................................17
5.1 Compare current issues associated with tourism development in a developing
country and an emerging destination where the impacts of tourism are different.............17
5.2 Evaluate with recommendations, the future development of tourism in these chosen
destinations........................................................................................................................18
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................19

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Introduction
Tourism is the business in which company use to attract, accommodate and entertain
tourists and the business of operating tours. Qatar is the peninsular Arab country whose
most of the part is covered with the dessert and the remaining one shows the natural
beauty in the face of the beaches. It is one of the most loved tourist places by the tourist
from all across the globe. This report highlights the way that is showing which
stakeholder can benefit from the Qatar tourism and the involvement of public and private
sector in the tourism industry of the Qatar. Further it explains the different approaches'
tourism planning and development. Also, this report analyzes the need for planning in the
sustainable tourism. Additionally, it makes clear the issue related to the current tourism
market and in the end it explains the socio-cultural, environmental and economic impacts
of tourism in developing countries and emerging destinations.

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LO1
1.1 Discuss how stakeholders can benefit from planning of tourism
developments with reference to Qatar
1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public/ private sector
tourism planning partnerships drawing examples of Qatar
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The most important key stakeholders of Qatar are tourists, tour operators, government of
Qatar, NGO etc that contribute in the tourism development of the country
Benefits for Government of Qatar
From the sustainable development of tourism, revenue of Qatar got will increase
which will support in economic development of nation. There will be more foreign
currency from foreign tourist and export of their services will increase and it would aid
in developing infrastructure and increase in GDP of Qatar Govt. local government will
get benefits from that (Edge ll, 2016. )
Tour operators
These are this industry which are engaged in the business of tourism in which they plan
tours for travellers and from that they earn revenue. If the sustainable development of
tourism increase then it will assist them to increase their revenue and earn more
profitability and expand their business
Travellers
Development of tourism will help travellers to discover new places. They will get idea
about new places, they will get more facilities while travelling and more enjoyment of
their tour and it also helps them to get security while travelling. They will get good
infrastructure facilities. They also get good food and staying arrangements in the
destination.(Sasidharan, 2017)

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In current era public private partnership is important for successfully execution of any
task or work. With the help of each other task can be completed in lesser time with
perfection.
Merits of PPP
It will help to develop tourism sector rapidly. Because government will issue funds and
privet sector gets work done on time so it helps to develop infrastructure in tourism
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Provide more facilities to the travellers and tourists. Because of good infrastructure
facilities and staying arrangements.
Demerits of PPP
Both public and private parties have different goals and objectives. Public sector goal is
to give best facilitates to consumer and give them a good social environment and the
objectives of public sector is to maximisation of profit and wealth of the organisation.

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Which leads to create conflicts between both public and private sectors and due to the
changes in objectives it may give negative results (Mihalic, 2016. )
Government takes so much time for allocating funds for the development projects but
private sector want to finish work quickly and move to the next. This is why government
and privet sectors fails to finish the development work on stipulated period.
Cost of private firm is increase due this PPP model and it will give results slowly because
of more time and slow works growth due to deficiency of fund
Decision making will be slow due to both parties may not be give their concern on same
point. It may be take long time to take decision. Because both parties have their own
organisational goals.
This project takes place in Doha, Qatar and will include capacity from 24 to 53M
passengers per year. The airport is being constructed 4km from the existing facility on a
5,400 acre site and will be the only international airport in Qatar. The airport is near the
city of Doha and is almost two-thirds the size of the city. Additionally, the new airport’s
characteristics are 2 of the longest commercial runways in the world, one separate
terminal for the Emir of Qatar, a general aviation terminal and a 150,000m2 aircraft
maintenance centre, air traffic control and security systems.

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The project is about a 12km series of underwater bridges and tunnels connecting the new
Hamad International Airport, Katara Cultural Village and the West Bay financial district
in Qatar. The Sharq Crossing will be capable of handling 6,000 vehicles an hour and is
anticipated on holding some pressure of the existing roads by easing traffic jams on the
Corniche and adjacent roads.