Qatar Tourism: Planning, Stakeholders, & Sustainable Development

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainable tourism development, focusing on Qatar as a case study. It examines the benefits for stakeholders, advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector involvement, and features of tourism development planning at national, international, regional, and sub-regional levels. The report evaluates the significance of interactive planning systems, methods to measure tourist impact, and justifications for introducing sustainability in tourism development. It also analyzes factors hindering sustainable tourism, different stages in planning for sustainability, methods for resolving conflicts of interest, implications of balancing supply and demand, and moral/ethical issues of enclave tourism. Finally, it compares current issues in developing and emerging destinations, offering recommendations for future tourism development.

Sustainable Tourism Development
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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Task 1..........................................................................................................................................................4
P1.1 Discuss how stakeholders can benefit from planning of tourism developments with reference to
Qatar........................................................................................................................................................4
P1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector tourism..................................4
Task 2..........................................................................................................................................................8
P 2.1 Analyse features of tourism development planning at different levels with reference to Qatar......8
P 2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism development
with reference to Qatar..........................................................................................................................10
P 2.3 Evaluate different methods available to measure tourist impact with reference to Qatar..............12
Task 3........................................................................................................................................................13
P 3.1 Justify the introduction of the concept of sustainability in tourism development with reference
Qatar......................................................................................................................................................13
P 3.2 Analyse factors that may prevent/hinder sustainable tourism development with reference to Qatar
...............................................................................................................................................................13
P 3.3 Analyse different stages in planning for sustainability with reference Qatar................................13
Task 4........................................................................................................................................................22
P 4.1 Evaluate methods of resolving a conflict of interests to ensure the future wellbeing of a
developing tourism destination such as Qatar........................................................................................22
P 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...............................................25
Task 5........................................................................................................................................................26
P 5.1 - Compare current issues associated with tourism development in a developing country and an
emerging destination where the impacts of tourism are different..........................................................26
P 5.2 – Evaluate, with recommendations, the future development of tourism in these chosen
destinations............................................................................................................................................28
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................30
References.................................................................................................................................................31
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Introduction
This unit of Sustainable Tourism Development includes the actual understanding of tourism
growth or enlargement. The main endeavour of this study is for the learners to gain the
knowledge about the foundation and various approaches to sustainable tourism, tourism planning
and enlargement, present issues and the impacts of tourism as well. It helps in increasing the
awareness of the learners for managing and planning the tourism at various levels such as
national, local, regional and international also. It includes the current trends for planning the
development of different tourism destinations. It also includes the philosophy and principles of
the sustainable tourism development in a well-behaved manner. Pros and Cons of private and
public sector tourism planning partnership have also drawn in this unit in the perfect manner. In
order to understand it better the example of Qatar has been taken into the consideration which is
a rich culture country in the Middle East. It hosts around 80 events of sports annually.
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Task 1
Introduction
This leaflet provides the basic understanding about the roles of stakeholders in the sustainable
tourism development with their responsibilities. As same is also includes the benefits of those
stake holders in the expansion of tourism.
P1.1 Discuss how stakeholders can benefit from planning of tourism developments with
reference to Qatar.
P1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public/private sector tourism.
A rationale for
planning in the travel
and tourism industry
As same it also helps in improving the
structure of tourism industry by
including some various ways of
development. The target customer also
helps in providing the various
opportunities for jobs or employment to
the people in the tourism industry.
On the other hand, customers provide
some interesting ideas and thought in
terms of feedback and reviews which
highly contributes to the growth of
tourism industry in Qatar.
Employees – Employees are also
known as most important part of
stakeholders of a tourism industry.
They try to provide the best services to
the customers so that customers can get
satisfied in the perfect manner. Making
Disadvantages
Most of the times the private
and public sector expands
higher cost on the
infrastructure of tourism
which affects the financial
growth of this industry in a
negative manner. Sharing
the roles and responsibilities
in the lower manner also
affects the growth of
tourism in Qatar.
The tourism industry
requires using the limited
resources for making it
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all the required things available for the
customers helps in increasing the
efficiency of the business in the greater
manner. It also helps in taking the
business on top. The employees of
tourism sector try to meet the
customers' needs and requirement in an
appropriate manner which impacts
positively on the customer's mind and
they tend to take the services for
visiting again and again. This practice
helps in the growth and development of
tourism industry.
better. Sometimes over
utilisation of it also affects
the development of tourism
negatively.
Use of human resources in a
negative manner and for
illegal works also affects the
success of tourism planning
in such a negative manner.
A partnership of these both
public and private sector
influences the decision
making, profit and
distribution of the resources
which becomes the failure
of the tourism.
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Introduction The
travel and tourism are
growing very
effectively nowadays.
This leaflet has been
prepared to understand
the importance of
stakeholders in the
development of
tourism.
Conclusion This leaflet
includes the pros and cons
of private and public sector
tourism partnerships of
planning. As same it also
helps in understanding the
benefits of stakeholders in
tourism.
Stakeholders in
tourism development
Government-
According to
Coccossis, et. al.,
(2017), the government
will be helping in
setting the legal rules
and regulations for the
benefits of the
customers and
enlargement of
tourism. As same it
will help in providing
the best environment to
the tourists so that they
do not face any
inconvenience during
There are various advantages and
disadvantages of private and public
sector tourism planning for its
development. Some of them are
discussed below in perfect manner.
Advantages
Provides infrastructure- According to
Ali, et. al., (2018), the private and
public both the sectors greatly helps the
tourism industry in its development by
working together. The public sector
provides the actual amount of fund to
the private sectors so that they can
improve the infrastructure of the
destinations of a tourism industry. It
helps in attracting the interests of the
customers towards the destination
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the travelling in Qatar.
A government can also
give the benefits to the
tourism industry by
maintaining the peace
and positive political
situation of the
country. The
government also
focuses on improving
and protecting the
wildlife of the country
which attractively
helps the tourism
industry in the perfect
manner. The
appropriate landscape
which gets provided by
the government also
helps in the
enlargement of the
tourism in such a great
manner (Coccossis, et.
al., 2017).
Customers- By
visiting more and more
customers will be
helping the tourism
industry in achieving
all the objectives and
which helps in the growth of tourism.
Consumer Protection-Both public and
private sector also contribute in
providing the security and protection to
its customers, which increases the trust
and faith of the customers towards the
tourism (Ali, et. al., 2018).
Effective use of resources- The public
and private sectors working together
helps bets utilisation of the resources. It
focuses on meeting the customer's
demands at the real-time by including
required resources. Customer will be
feeling more prominent and attractive
in the results of maintained projects.
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goals of business in the
proper manner.
Increased interest of
the customers brings
effectiveness in the
tourism development.
Conclusion
The various stakeholders which contribute in the success and growth of tourism development
have been discussed in this leaflet. Both the advantages and disadvantages of public sector and
private sector in tourism industry has also concluded in this leaflet.
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Task 2
Introduction
This study includes the various features for the tourism development planning at various levels.
To understand it better the national, international, regional and sub-regional level has taken place
under it. The processes and procedures of tourism planning with reference to Qatar has also
included herein.
P 2.1 Analyse features of tourism development planning at different levels with reference to
Qatar.
All the levels greatly support their next level in the structure of planning for tourism
development. In order to examine the features of travel and tourism enlargement planning at
various levels with the reference to Qatar is stated under-
National Level International Level Regional Level Sub- Regional Level
According to Qiu
Zhang, et. al., (2017),
the business or
tourism which deals
with the visitors of
only their nation or at
domestic level comes
under the national
level. These visitors
are the one who tends
to visit or travel
within only their
country.
International travel
and tourism industry
basically refers to
those tourists who are
the visitors from
outside of the country.
International tourism
planning generally
focuses on improving
the facilities of
transportation and as
same investing in the
marketing strategies
of multi-country. For
According to
Kunjuraman, et. al.,
(2017), the tourist
from particular region
or country gets
involved in the
regional level, which
generally focuses on
the development of
the locations or places
for attracting more
and more customers.
This kind of tourism
also includes one of
This level of tourism
focuses on improving
the efficiency of the
services for all the
visitors. As same it
also contributes to
improving the
transportation
facilities and local
attractions so that the
local visitors do not
feel any
inconvenience.
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The major planning of
the national level
tourism is to
developing the major
routes and providing
best accommodation
facilities to the
domestic tourists (Qiu
Zhang, et. al., 2017).
running the business
successfully it is
importantly required
to develop the plans
and strategies of the
business. The
international tourism
is well known for
increasing the
opportunities of
raising the economy
of the nation by
foreign exchange. It
also contributes to the
development and
growth of cultural
heritage of the nation.
the best transportation
facilities and proper
facilities of
accommodation
altogether. It plans for
providing the best
customer services to
its customer so that
the customers or
visitors can get fully
satisfied
(Kunjuraman, et. al.,
2017).
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P 2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism
development with reference to Qatar.
There are various approaches which get used for attaining the goals of the tourism and travel
development. Some of those approaches are discussed below with the systems and procedures of
tourism development.
(Figure: Tourism Development)
(Source : Taylor & Francis Online, 2017)
 Interactive- According to Deraman, et. al., (2017), it is known as the collaborative approach
which includes the collaboration of all the local authorities with the public travel and tourism. As
same it also involves the regulatory establishment for making the various plans for the
improvement of tourism (Deraman, et. al., 2017).
 Conventional- According to Croce, et. al., (2017), conventional approach basically focuses on
the reactive approach to planning. It involves the required changes time to time for making the
tour of Qatar effective and efficient.
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 Boosterism- This approach of tourism growth and development mostly focuses on simulating
the industry of tourism so that the economy of the nation can get increased properly. The
boosterism approach does not focus on those practices which are sustainable but yes it looks
upon the economic growth and development of the nations via tourism (Croce, et. al., 2017).
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