Assessment of Sustainable Tourism Development Strategies in Qatar

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SUSTAINABLE
TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• 3.1
• TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN QATAR
• 3.2
• 3.3
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCE

INTRODUCTION
The aim of the study is to analyse the concept of sustainable
tourism development in the context of Qatar. Qatar is a land
of opportunities and tourism has great scope in that area.
The factors or hindrances in the sustainable tourism
development is also studied in the study. The different
stages for the planning of sustainable tourism are also
covered for a detailed study (Sharpley and Telfer, 2015).

3.1
Sustainable tourism can be defined as the tourism that
creates a balance between the environment, economy and
socio-cultural aspect of the host nation. It plays a major role
in preventing the biodiversity and attempts to reduce the
burden on the environment. The local culture and traditions
are retained so as to have authenticity in tourism.
Sustainable tourism generates income, employment and
conserves the natural habitat and ecosystem (Stephenson
and Ali-Knight, 2010).

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN
QATAR
Qatar has been working to provide sustainable tourism to its visitors
from quite some time now. It has developed many green structures
and redeveloped buildings to ensure sustainability and security. The
World Tourism Day was observed in Qatar recently. The ‘Green
Architecture’ in Qatar is working on sustainable architecture which
includes traditional Qatari architecture with latest eco-friendly
methods incorporated (Sharpley and Telfer, 2015.
Doha is one such city where sustainable tourism is flourishing. The
downtown regeneration program focuses on preserving the historical
architecture and is accepting worldwide acclaim.

3.2
There are various factors that hinder sustainable tourism
development in any region. For Qatar to build sustainable
tourism development, it needs to cover the below mentioned
hindrances-
 Cost
 Safety
 Access to Amenities
 Environmental Concerns

3.3
The process of sustainability development includes the
following of below mentioned steps-
1. Engaging the audience
2. Accelerating in Efforts
3. Leading the change
4. Transforming the change

CONCLUSION
It can be concluded that sustainable tourism is on the rise
and Qatar can benefit greatly if it taps the potential of the
vast culture, tradition and heritage of its place. The factors
that prevent the concept of sustainable tourism development
are also covered in the study to give a deep insight on the
subject. Finally the different stages of planning for
sustainability are covered in the study.

REFERENCES
• Sharpley, R. and Telfer, D.J., 2015. Tourism and
development in the developing world. Routledge.
• Stephenson, M.L. and Ali-Knight, J., 2010. Dubai's tourism
industry and its societal impact: social implications and
sustainable challenges. Journal of Tourism and Cultural
Change, 8(4), pp.278-292.
• Tatyana Ivanov, 2017- Negative Factors that Hinder
Tourism- (Online available at- https://
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) (Last accessed at 15/1/19)