Analysis of Sustainable Tourism Development in Qatar (BUS 300)

This report examines sustainable tourism development in Qatar, focusing on stakeholder benefits, advantages and disadvantages of public-private partnerships, and features of tourism development planning at national, international, regional, and sub-regional levels. It explores the significance of interactive planning systems and different methods for measuring the impact of tourism, including STEAM, Cambridge, ELA, and pro-poor tourism models. The report further discusses the concept of sustainability in tourism development, factors that may prevent it, and various stages in planning for sustainability. It also addresses methods for resolving conflicts arising from tourism, implications of balancing supply and demand, and ethical issues of enclave tourism. Finally, the report highlights current issues in developing nations and provides recommendations for sustainable tourism practices in Qatar.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT

Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Stakeholder benefit from planning of tourism development.................................................2
1.2 Advantage and disadvantage of public private partnership...................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different levels...............................................4
2.2 Significance of interactive planning system..........................................................................5
2.3 Different methods available to measure impact of tourism...................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Concept of sustainability in tourism development................................................................7
3.2 factors that may prevent sustainable development of tourism...............................................8
3.3 Different stages in planning for sustainability.......................................................................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
4.1 Methods to resolve conflicts................................................................................................11
4.2 Implication of balancing supply and demand......................................................................12
4.3 Evaluating moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism......................................................13
Task 5.............................................................................................................................................14
5.1 Current issues in developing and emerging nation..............................................................14
5.2 Recommendations................................................................................................................14
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

Introduction
Tourism industry has become the fastest growing industry. It generates large job
opportunities and contribute in improving economic condition of the nation. Present study is
based on Qatar , it has rich culture and amazing historical background. It organizes many sport
events, business conferences every year (Chaperon and Bramwell, 2013). Government of Qatar
seen tourism as biggest contributor to the economic development. Statically records show that
last year approx. 1.235 million visitors have come to this destination. Current assignment will
discuss benefit of stakeholders from tourism development planning. Furthermore, it will explain
advantage and disadvantage of public private partnership. Study will describe features of tourism
development planning. In addition, report will analyses implication of balancing supply and
demand with reference to Qatar.
TASK 1
1.1 Stakeholder benefit from planning of tourism development
Stakeholders are the most important person those who have huge interest in the business.
Stakeholders of Qatar are as following:
 Government
 Tourism industries
 Employees and tourism consultants
 Local communities
All these stakeholders can get benefited from tourism development planning.
Government is the main stakeholder of this sector, if more tourists come to the location then they
will spend more amount here (Font, 2016). This will help in increasing foreign reserves in the
nation which will improve economic condition of the country. With the increasing tourism
activities government will be able to raise employment opportunity which will be beneficial in
raising GDP rate. Tourism industry is another most important stakeholder of the industry. As

much people will come in the location then revenues of tourism sector will get raised
(Knollenberg. and et.al., 2014). This will be beneficial for their growth. Employees and
consultants are another stakeholder of this sector. If more people visits Qatar then employees
will get more salaries and this will raise their knowledge as well. Local communities will get
benefited. As it will raise their living standards and they will be able to live their life smoothly.
1.2 Advantage and disadvantage of public private partnership
Public and private both organization contribute equally in the development of tourism
industry (Nara, Mao. and Yen, 2014). Their contribution supports in increasing tourism activities
in the destination.
Advantage for public sector
 By making this partnership public sector can get developed soon. Government allocates
funds to the private firms in order to improve infrastrure facilities in the destination. This
helps in raising more facilities in the location so that more visitor will take interest in the
location.
 This partnership will be beneficial in increasing financial resources of the country. This
money can be utilized for developing telecommunication, railway lines, other
transportation facilities (Page, 2014).
 This partnership will be beneficial in spreading cultural aspect of the Qatar across the
world. Furthermore, it will help in minimizing risk and development cost as well.
Advantage for Private sector
 This partnership will help in improving profitability of private sector.
 This will support in spreading the firms across the brand image (Stanford. and Guiver,
2015).
Disadvantage for public sector
 As in order to attract more people government has to spend huge amount which increase
their cost.
 This partnership can affect beauty of Qatar to great extent.
Disadvantage for private sector

 It pays less attention on risk management.
 It increases cost of the private firms. This partnership may give result to private firm but
it will take long duration (Votsi and et.al., 2014).
TASK 2
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different levels
Different features of tourism development planning are described as below:
National level
As per the case study of Qatar, it has rich culture and historical background. Government
of the destination is investing amount in organizing sport events in the country. All these efforts
support the government in attracting more people towards the location (Westerberg, Jacobsen.
and Lifran, 2013). There are many national bodies which provide funds to the concern
authorities. This fund can help in developing infrastructure, village in Qatar. Feature of national
level authorities is to make effective strategies and promote the culture of the nation across the
world so that more visitors take interest in the location (Wray,2013).
International level
There are many international authorities such as UNESCO, OECD those contribute in
developing tourism activities. These authorities support improving standard of living of the
people because this helps in improving economic condition of the nation. These firms make
connection with local agencies and suggest them ways through which they can develop
destination (Tourism is Economic Development, What Government Leaders should know, 2007).
Regional level
These regional level people invest for developing more hotels and improving
accommodation facilities in the country. This helps in providing satisfactory services to the
visitors so that they can feel happy and come to this place frequently.
Sub regional level

This is another level that contributes well in improving infrastructure facilities and
transportation services in the location. This helps in attracting more travelers in Qatar (Chaperon
and Bramwell, 2013).
2.2 Significance of interactive planning system
Interactive planning is the process in which concern authorities look at the present
situation and develop plan for increasing tourism activities in Qatar. Government of Qatar needs
to concentrate on increasing number of visitors in the destination. In this process all stakeholders
put their best efforts so that overall goal of tourism development can be accomplished (Font,
2016). Significance of interactive planning are described as below:
 Interactive planning is beneficial process that supports in minimizing cost and developing
tourism activities in designed budget.
 Interactive planning supports in minimizing security issues and minimizing criminal
activities in the Qatar. This will support in making Qatar safer city and attracting more
visitors towards the location (Knollenberg. and et.al., 2014).
 Interactive planning is being done by involving all stakeholders in the planning process.
All stakeholder shares their views which helps in implementing innovative ideas so that
more visitor take interest in the Qatar. This is beneficial in improving infrastructure
facilities in the country so that local people can live happily.
2.3 Different methods available to measure impact of tourism
It is essential for the concern authorities that to measure impact of tourism activities.
They have to identified that whether planning is giving positive result or not.
STEAM and Cambridge model
It is the methods that helps in measuring economic impact of tourism activities.
Cambridge model is the process in which government prepare spreadsheet and they calculate
number of visitors come in the destination and total amount that have been spend by them
(Stanford. and Guiver, 2015). If overall returns are good that means planning is effective and
tourism activities are giving positive result to the country and stakeholders. It looks upon the
frequency of visitors to come in the country and spending money. On the bases of this
calculation economic effectiveness are being measured.

STEAM model is another model which helps in measuring economic impact of tourism
activities. In this method, authorities involve local public and identify how much they are getting
benefited with the increasing number of visitors. This helps in analyzing the economic impact of
tourism activities on Qatar (Westerberg, Jacobsen. and Lifran, 2013).
ELA: environmental impact assessment model
It is another type of measuring process that identify environment impact of tourism
activities. They look at natural resources, environmental issues that are arisen due to increasing
tourism activities. This helped in identifying whether tourism is giving positive or negative result
to the nation. If it is giving negative result to environment then they can make contingency plan
so that such type of issues can be minimized soon.
Pro poor tourism
It is another type of measuring tool which measure impact of tourism on social condition.
In this process authorities look at living standards, employment opportunities of the local people
(Wray,2013). If people are getting more employment opportunities and if there living standard is
improving then it is beneficial for the country otherwise they will have to make changes in their
interactive planning so that tourism can give positive results to societies.

TASK 3
It is the beneficial way through which natural resources can be conserved and economic
development of the nation can be held. If the place is able to attract more tourism then it can be
beneficial in raising economic position of the country.

By this way local people can live easily and visitors can feel happy in the destination.
This promotes green environment. By this way issues related to pollution etc. can be minimized
to great extent.
This also supports in spreading culture and historical background of the destination across the
world. By this way more people will take interest to come to this location and they will give
positive reviews to others as well.

Tourism business is highly profitable industry and contributes well in the economic development
of nation. But its development may get affected due to various factors. Description of these
elements are following
Socio-economic Development: In such condition tourism development may get affected badly.
In the situation of poor social background these local people will not be able to entertain the
international visitor which may decrease interest of visitors and they do not come to this place.
Relationship between guest and host country: This relationship helps the nation in attracting
more international visitors and raising tourism activities in the country. But if the place has poor
relationship with other guest nations then it may impact on tourism business to great extent.
Effective utilization of resource: In such condition natural resources will get decreased that will
impact on the future of Qatar.

Inflation or deflation: This influence mind of them and they cancel their plan to go to such places
where inflation is too high.
Imbalance in demand and supply may occur.
All these components impact on sustainable tourism development to great extent. Government of
the nation is required to pay attention on this element so that overall goal of the nation can be
accomplished.