Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar - BTEC HND Report

This report provides an overview of sustainable tourism development in Qatar, examining various aspects such as tourism development planning at national, regional, sub-regional, and international levels. It evaluates the significance of interactive planning systems and processes, including boosterism, conventional, interactive, integrated, supply-led, and market-led approaches. The report also assesses different methods available to measure tourist impact, focusing on the STEAM model and the Cambridge Economic Impact Model. These models help in understanding visitor volume, spending patterns, and the overall economic impact of tourism on Qatar. The analysis aims to support the development of sustainable tourism practices and contribute to Qatar's vision for tourism growth, with the aim to improve social, environmental, and political factors.

Sustainable tourism development
Nature of tourism planning in Qatar
In Qatar, tourism is one of the most appropriate factors or area which enhance the income
opportunities through induce employment factors especially, for local individuals to
enhance their knowledge related with culture. One of the major challenge related with
tourism sector is no sustainability within the Qatar so to overcome from this planning is an
appropriate solution. Planning among the tourism sector helps to implement accurate
process and approach which is used for develop positive environment among the country
through improve social, environmental and political factors of the country.
Planning of the tourism at different levels
There are different level exists and most of them consider various plans for the
development of tourist area.
International Level- The term international tourism refers to those trade activities which
engage tourist from outside the country. This is more important for Intercontinental hotel
for induce and develop plans related with growth of the Qatar and also organisation. It also
offers the opportunities for enhance and maximise the economy of country through gather
foreign exchange and the development of cultural heritage to promote culture at
international level.
National Level- It involves the business from domestic and international level.
According to the national level, tourist from local country places all facts related
with Qatar where they live. This method helps to earn from the domestic tourist.
Moreover, the major concern related with development is induce of new routes,
better infrastructure development and formulate of effective accommodation
facilitates to offer high-quality services to the domestic tourist. Short term
development planning strategy is used by Intercontinental hotel and this helps to
make appropriate strategies at the national or international level.
Regional level- This factor involve only tourism within a particular region of the
country and this mainly focus on the development of all those locations which
attract tourist. Proper accommodation and transport facilitates is also considered
to make important aspect which enhance the regional tourism within in the Qatar
tourism industry.
Sub-regional level- Within this level, all policies and strategies are formed and
this is required for improve overall conditions for attracting and improving
number of tourist. Local transport facilities for improve local individual to travel
and visit the place in a frequent manner.
2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and processes in
tourism developments
Basically, there are different approaches is used by the management and all of
them aids an organisation for attain organisational goals and objectives
related with tourism development. Further, this approaches discuss about all
processes and systems that maximise company efficiency. Some of them are
mention as follow:
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different levels

Boosterism- This is identified as one of the most effective planning approach and it focus
on all those tourism factors which enhance economic of country. From the perspective of
Qatar authorities and hotel, primary focus of all of them is to enhance the economics of
country through induce effective practices related with tourism.
Conventional- The main focus of the reactive approach is on the organisation plans and
according to this system Intercontinental hotel and other hotel believe for improvement
whenever required especially, that supports the Qatar tourism industry.
Interactive- The interactive approach is identified and this involve all those collaboration
factors which is used by local authorities for implement the public regulatory authorities to
make all those plans which relates with improvement. Moreover, this approach is more
effective because it helps for induce better participation process in Qatar tourism to make
better decisions.
Integrated planning- This approach believes about the constant planning process which is
used for implement the innovation as well as modifications related with changes.
Moreover, all systems which are formulated by the Intercontinental hotel are effective and
this helps to face dynamic challenges which generate problems for organisation.
Supply-led- With the approach of supply-led all individuals induce approaches which
attract the individuals that has high interest in tourist places which show enrich culture of
country such as Qatar.
Market-led- The main focus of market-led approach is on the improvement and
development of tourism. Further, this is used for induce effective and appropriate
marketing strategies for attract more number of tourist.
2.3 Evaluate different methods available to measure tourist impact
Need for measure the impact of tourist- This is most important for a country
specifically, Qatar to measure the impact of tourist because it helps for identify those
values which improves values in tourism sector. Along with this by measuring the
impact related changes tourism industry Intercontinental hotel understand the growth
related with accomplish of Qatar vision.
Methods for measurement
 STEAM MODEL- The Scarborough model of the tourism economic activities
focus on all visitors and also, on them who stay in organisation. All
information and data is extract by the Steam model helps to implement
different activities and this helps for measure all actions that are related with
Qatar.
◦ Information and occupancy percentage for each month is induced among
accommodation factors.
◦ Stock and resources require for all accommodation factors such as Bed,
table, etc. is required to evaluate the impact.
◦ Data from the tourist information centre (TIC) is collected to obtain
information related with visitors.
 CAMBRIDAGE ECONOMIC IMPACT MODEL- Development of this
method helps to implement aim which helps for calculate the all values related
with the local economy and tourism of the Qatar business. Further, this model
consider two different stages in which first stage helps for calculate the
volume and value of visitor who stay in the local area and second stage helps
to examine their spending on local economy.
With use of this model all factors related with business such as change in economy due
to tourism sector. The main reason to induce both models is to identify the policies
which increase net profits through induce development factors related with business.