Sustainable Tourism Development: Planning, Challenges, and Strategies

This report delves into the concept of sustainable tourism, emphasizing its importance in minimizing environmental impact and fostering economic benefits. It explores the factors that can hinder sustainable tourism development, such as cost, safety, and access to amenities, while also highlighting the crucial role of stakeholder involvement. The report outlines the different stages involved in planning for sustainability, including setting objectives, data collection and analysis, plan formulation, execution, and monitoring. Focusing on the context of Qatar, it underscores the potential for sustainable tourism to boost the nation's economy while preserving its environment. The conclusion emphasizes the significance of efficient resource utilization and the generation of economic gains. The report references relevant academic sources, such as Aldebert et al. (2011) and Ashworth & Page (2011), to support its findings and recommendations.

Sustainable Tourism
Development

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Concept of sustainability in tourism development
 Factors that may prevent/hinder sustainable tourism
development
 Different stages in planning for sustainability
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Sustainable tourism refers to an industry that is committed to
developing minimum affect on local culture as well as
environment, while assessing to to generate the future
employment for people of local society. Sustainable
tourism assures that development is positive experience to
the local people, visitors and tourism organisations.

Concept of sustainability in tourism
development
Sustainable tourism refers to a
sector committed to make less
affect on an environment as
well as local culture while
help to generate future
employment for the local
people. It is helpful in provide
the positive experience to
people.

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Sustainability in environment minimized negative affects of
tourism on local diversity. It is helpful in reducing the
wastage as well as execution of waste management that is
required for making an environment more suitable for the
living.

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Sustainable tourism is a concept of visiting place as tourist
as well as trying to develop positive affect in society,
environment and economy. It consists strong
commitment, integration of local people and social
responsibility in tourist operation.

Factors that may prevent/hinder
sustainable tourism development
Sustainable tourism signifies social, environmental and
economical aspects which will save organisations
cost in order to operate in travel and tourism industry.
It is helpful in give many benefits to communities and
some of other stakeholders through protect an
environment along with safeguarding.

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Stakeholders takes interest in activities of firm in significant
manner. There are many different factors which prevent
the sustainable tourism development given below:
 Cost
 Safety
 Access to Amenities

Different stages in planning for
sustainability
Sustainable tourism situates
relationship among
economic, social and
ecological factors that
increase tourism sector of
Qatar while safeguarding
an environment.

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Under this, there are various stages are included in
sustainability for travel industry:
 Setting objectives
 Collecting and analysing data
 Formulating plans and Strategies
 Execution of plans and objectives
 Monitoring and evaluation

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Setting objectives- It is primary stage and under this
planning is concerned with the short term as well as long
term objectives and aims those are set through
organisation. In Qatar, goals and objectives will set
related to required development so that government
should know about the planning.

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Execution of plans and objectives- After develop plan,
manager require to be implement at workplace by
including staff members in connect manner.
Monitoring and evaluation- After an execution of plan, it
is essential for an organisation to monitor that plan is
implemented properly or not.