Sustainable Tourism Development Report for Qatar Tourism

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainable tourism development, focusing on the context of Qatar's tourism industry. It begins with an introduction to sustainable tourism, its importance, and the specific focus on Qatar's efforts in this area, considering its role in hosting major events and business meetings. The report then delves into various aspects of tourism planning at different levels, including international, national, regional, and sub-regional, and discusses the significance of interactive planning systems. It further explores methods for measuring tourist impact, methods of resolving conflicts, implications of balancing supply and demand, and moral and ethical issues associated with enclave tourism. The report also compares current issues in developing and emerging tourism destinations and offers recommendations for future tourism development, concluding with a summary of key findings and references.

Sustainable Tourism
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
Leaflet.....................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different levels.........................................6
2.2 Significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism development.....7
2.3 Different methods available to measure tourist impact....................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................9
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
4.1 Methods of resolving conflict to ensure future wellbeing of developing tourism destination
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4.2 Implications of balancing supply and demand...............................................................10
4.3 Moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism...................................................................11
TASK 5..........................................................................................................................................12
5.1 Compare current issues associated with tourism development in a developing country and
an emerging destination where the impacts of tourism are different...................................12
5.2 Recommendations for the future development of tourism in these destinations............13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Sustainable tourism refers to the industry which is committed to build less impact on
local culture and environment of society at the same time generating more employment for
future of society or local people (Briassoulis and Van der Straaten eds., 2013). This ensures
that evolution is a positive experience for local individuals, companies of tourism as well as
tourists themselves. This sort of tourism undertakes the whole responsibility of recent as well
as future economic, environmental and social impact, addressing the industry need, host
community’s environment along with visitors. Tourism is one of the fastest growing
industries nowadays rendering business and help in communicating different cultures at
global level. Qatar is one of the richest countries in Middle East. The country has been
focusing over sustainable tourism development as they are the one who organise more sports
events in their country along with business meetings This report will evaluate the rationale for
designing appropriate travel and tourism industry along with different techniques and
approaches that can be used for its development and planning. It will also analyse the
requirements of sustainable tourism planning after evaluating various issues linked with it. In
order to manage this, social culture, environmental and economic influence of tourism will be
studied in report.
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TASK 1
Leaflet
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TASK 2
2.1 Features of tourism development planning at different levels
Development of tourism planning can be referred as the preparation for the future to
achieve the certain sustainable aims of specific region. Therefore, this assist in planning of
Qatar tourism as well as aid in accomplishing the distinct tourism objectives that are
sustainable. The government has planned to develop the industry of tourism for increasing
more number of tourists and visitors in their country specially for the leisure experience for
improving more visitors and tourists in country specially in leisure experience (Sharpley,
2015). The development plan is created for success of tourism depend on the safety and
security of traveller that comes for business or sport event purpose. This industry is also
focusing tourist development mainly for leisure and luxurious experience. The experience has
been observed on these three levels: International Level: Qatar tourism planning at international level aiming on the
service of transportation of the nation. Also, it focus over the numbers of visitors
and programs of travel and tours of countries. Further, contemporary evolution can
be considered as one of the main planning attraction. Tourism plan also includes
promotion and marketing strategies of such programs in order to attract the tourist
of Qatar. The company has developed a new strategy for the marketing according
to which they has planned to achieve by 2030. National Level: In the process of tourism planning, country aims on policies and
legislations as well as its physical structure. This has improved the design for
linking the major region or country route. Tourism development undertakes
company legislation and structure as well as investment of Qatar policies which
are considered as the major national stages planning on national level. Regional Level: At this phase, the planning of Qatar aims on the regional network
of transport, policies, different attractive location as well as education at regional
level through the assistance of marketing strategies and proper dissemination of
information .(INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE FOR TRAVEL AND TOURISM, MAY
2017).
 Sub-Regional Level: The tourism planning components at this phase can aims on
the Qatar's sub-regional condition. This will improve their income of each person
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of nation along with focusing over the attractive tourist features, general location
as well as tourist services and accommodation etc.
2.2 Significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism development
It can be noticed that this is more aiming on the current tourism condition of Qatar.
This concept mainly depends on their future basis as well as beliefs of country which can help
the country in achieving their goals in more & more time. If the activities of stakeholders
provide better performance and productivity, then this can be successful. Major traits of
planning are mentioned below:
 This is a constant process (Spenceley ed., 2012).
 This design interactive plans involving the management of stakeholder effectively.
 This can help in developing the better future of tourism industry.
It can be claimed that this is a significant plan of Qatar i.e. “tourism 2030” features
of tourism development planning at different levels through their rich culture and natural
environment. This division of tourist can focus the strategies of marketing and promotion
that has been adopted by Qatar. This can help in increasing the reputation and image of
Qatar whereas it will be complicated to carry out the determined plan of country by 2030.
Need for Interactive Planning:
 It is fundamental procedure that can help in developing into various segments of
market.
 The development process can be assisted through the interactive planning in
regard of designation requirements of marketing places and identification of
places.
 It can aid in the development procedure of facilities or service in regard of certain
market through tourism industry by which one can achieve their business
objectives (Carlsen and Butler eds., 2011).
 It can aid in managing the security and safety of Qatar as country is popular for
business meeting and sports events.
2.3 Different methods available to measure tourist impact
There are various techniques and methods that can help in evolving tourism of Qatar
along with executing plan in Qatar. Here are mentioned some of the basic points i.e.
mentioned as below:
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Economic Measure: It can help in observing that the environment can influence it in
achieving more financial support and attention in tourist division in Qatar as they spend more
financial asset of country. This helps to measure and prevent the activities of environment for
the tourism industry of Qatar. On the other side, this aids in the process of compensation in
case of harm caused by natural disaster. (Mowforth and Munt, 2015).
Social Measure: This can assist in measuring the influence of tourism planning. Now
each division of tourism deliver more modification as well as alternation in the sector
influencing the financial condition. It can be claimed that department deliver numerous
opportunities such as economy tax, employment, business strategy as well as other nation
development.
Effect of Methods
It enables the development department to measure the changing volume and value of
tours on actual basis. They can evaluate the positive and negative impact on the local places
and communities. This can assist in measuring their activities performed by organisation or
business of local areas along with the execution of policies that are not enough for region
authorities.
Marketing, planning and development duties that has been considered by measuring
the environment procedure. It can help in the sustainable tourism assisting in the whole
process of development (Goeldner and Ritchie, 2012). Management devising of traveller and
visitor are affected effectively in context of destination monitoring and destination overtime.
Through the evaluation of these tourist methods and their influence, Qatar can improve its
business activities, develop their basics and technologies of this sector along with creating
more tourism destination in more significant manner.
TASK 3
Covered in PPT
TASK 4
4.1 Methods of resolving conflict to ensure future wellbeing of developing tourism destination
There are various conflicts and issues which can
emerge within the nation while managing
For e.g., in context of evolution or development
plan, the regional and local state authorities can
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stakeholder and sustainable tourism. There are
various different problems that can indirectly affect
the Qatar's tourism development (Ruhanen, 2013).
Different authentic elements like education level,
change of climate, resources availability, waste and
pollution, globalisation, policies of Qatar Tourism
etc. affect this sector and its development. This can
influence the well-being of certain locations, major
issues that has emerged between tour operators,
planner, tourist’s state, local community, developer
etc. This is required for country to optimise
effective method or approach in order to resolve
conflicts that can help in achieving the business
and development outcome in effective manner:
Negotiation: It is one of major techniques that is
utilised for proper conflicts management. It helps
to form interactive and proper interaction. In this
procedure both teams come to proper agreement
involving some of those terms along with come up
with appropriate solution.
communicate with local society of Qatar for
resolving problems and to carry out a win-win
situation. The major limitation of this procedure
come on the point of negotiation as both of those
parties stick to their values which can lead whole
procedure toward complications.
Mediation: According to this procedure, both the
organisations can carry out more mutual terms and
agreed context. This is one of the voluntary
methods in which different groups actively join the
procedure to seek the resolution. For e.g. Qatar's
render more effective opportunities of work that
can make certain that processes have more benefits
along with effective communication among people.
Cause of the adverse consequences, sometimes, it
become more complex to make certain suitable
solution by mediator i.e. is main drawback of this
technique (Hall, 2011).
According to different policies generated by Qatar
government that crate more complicated situation
which can help in the tourist payments time. So
these types of issues can be resolved with proper
adoption of above mentioned methods by the
Qatar's government. Different activities and
communication techniques should be implemented
in the tourist department to develop Qatar tourism.
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4.2 Implications of balancing supply and demand
This is fundamental to balance the supply and
demands for Qatar's sustainable tourism industry
that can be achieved through expressing proper
approaches. There are various distinct methods
through which the demands and supply techniques
can be balanced Different elements that can
directly influence supply and demand management
of industry of tourisms like limits imposition, finite
resources pressure and many other. So effective
demands and strategies development can assist in
maintaining the supply and demands in efficient
manner (Hwang, Stewart and Ko, 2012).
Consideration of entire element can help in
developing coordination and planning between the
external and internation Qatar tourism industry
environment. In this context, Delphi method is
major and most effective method to cast the future
consumer’s demand in Qatar industry. After this
procedure, high quality service and facilities
supply can be maintained through utilisation
optimum available resources of Qatar.
For e.g., in context of evolution or development
plan, the regional and local state authorities can
communicate with local society of Qatar for
resolving problems and to carry out a win-win
situation. The major limitation of this procedure
come on the point of negotiation as both of those
parties stick to their values which can lead whole
procedure toward complications.
Hence, these elements or methods are suitable for
managing the proper balance in supply and
demands of Qatar tourism.
In order to meet the supply and demands of Qatar,
this is required to understand the elements of
supply in order to satiate their visitor and traveller
along with economical boost and development.
Country has developed a strategy for their tourism
according which critical components are linked
with the tourism. This is essential to achieve their
determined objectives in more significant manner
in order to meet the outcome in more significant
manner.
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4.3 Moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism
Enclave tourism can be defined as the activity that
can be undertaken for the small geographical area
with purpose of consumer satisfaction. This is the
sort of activity that is majorly coordinate through
the state of nation for the visitor well-being and
satisfaction who has designed a small programs or
resources that is limited in regard of spending
more time period (Sharpley, 2015).
There are different moral and ethical issues of
enclave tourism like financial security, visitor’s
safety, emotional issues, lack of transportation,
inappropriate services along with other safety and
health issue.
There are different moral and ethical issues of
enclave tourism like financial security, visitor’s
safety, emotional issues, lack of transportation,
inappropriate services along with other safety and
health issue. Qatar is one of the developing nation
and emerging industry that refer to the large
service number which are not improved yet. So, in
response of those services build entire mentioned
ethical issues and moral that can influence the
tourism development negatively. Competition in
those type of tourism is increasing each and every
day in order to develop of tourism sector that
require aiming on their CSR activities in regard of
their major stakeholder. These terms will be
assisted in issue resolution in ideal style.
TASK 5
5.1 Compare current issues associated with tourism development in a developing country and
an emerging destination where the impacts of tourism are different
Qatar, an Arab peninsular nation is one of the popular destinations in terms of tourism.
The country is a rich nation who has been developing industry of hospitality and tourism
though organising different activities or sports events along with hotel industries etc. Uganda
is a landlocked nation in East Africa which can be considered as developing country
worldwide (Bramwell, 2011). The country is popular for wildlife. There are various issues
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that emerge in both emerging destination and developing nation undertaken in study of
tourism. Here are mentioned some of those problems:
Social Issues Environmental Issue Economic Issue
Recent evolution of tourism
development is linked with various
different problems as well in Qatar
like change in value, social
alternation, gambling and crime,
dearth of moral traits etc. that
major of their society or
communities belong to Islamic
religion that aims on the moral
behaviour that assist in managing
better relations with the traveller or
visitors. With this, different
governmental policies can also aid
in reducing gambling and crime at
Qatar. Nation should be more
focused over the art and culture
commercialisation of their country.
Hence, this can be considered as
one major issue in country.
Developing nation ( India)
Recent development of tourism has
faced the major problem of natural
resources utilisation. Similarly,
tourism development is also one of
major issues that involve ineffective
land, finite sorceress and water use
etc. In regard of this, country's
authorities of tourism industry are
not able to preserve environment
and such places like irrigation,
drainage, parks etc.
Developing nation (India)
As the number of vehicle is high the
amount of pollution in India is also
very high.
Fluctuation of economic position
of nation is one of essential issue
for recent development of tourism
(Weaver, 2011). On the other
side, Qatar has to face various
issues like economic problems of
economic leakage, less generation
of employment opportunities etc.
Developing nation (India)
Because of low exchange rate
maximum number of tourist
preferred to visit India.
In developing nations, the rate of
crime is high as the control of
government is less.
Emerging nation (Qatar)
The moral behaviour persist within
Emerging nation (Qatar)
As Qatar is pollution free country
Emerging nation (Qatar)
The ownership of the private
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