Analyzing Sustainable Tourism Development and Planning in Qatar

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of sustainable tourism development in Qatar, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder involvement in planning and development. It explores the benefits and drawbacks of public-private partnerships in the tourism sector and examines the features of tourism development planning at international, national, regional, and sub-regional levels. The report evaluates the significance of interactive planning systems in fostering communication and achieving sustainable tourism goals. Furthermore, it discusses various methods for measuring the impact of tourism on the destination community, including the Cambridge Economic Impact Technique. The study highlights the need for sustainable resource utilization, tourist safety, and conflict resolution strategies to ensure the long-term success of Qatar's tourism industry. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide range of study resources for students.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION
Tourism development is really needed to earn the competitive advantage or benefit for any
country or state’s economic growth, growth of society & global positioning with the
development of that country. This report helps to know the importance of stakeholders in
development and planning terms in sector of tourism of the country or state. This also gives
knowledge about positive and negative side of private & public partnership for tourism
development. This study is designed to know the features of different tourism level of any
country along with the evaluation of interactive planning significance in tourism sector.
Various techniques are also used to understand the impact of visitors on destination community
with the techniques of conflict resolving that can be occurred. This study focuses on the latest
issue of development of tourism and also provides suggestions for the future benefits in planning
and development of tourism. To fulfill the purpose of this study or to make understanding Qatar
is selected as country.
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PART 1
1.1 Identification of stakeholders and discussion on benefits for stakeholders from planning of
tourism development for Qatar
Concept of sustainable tourism
Sustainable enhancement of tourism is an activity where the
present needs of tourists are met keeping the resources safe
for future needs also. The concept of sustainable tourism is
becoming popular now days. This can be only done through
maintenance of present destinations and utilizing the
resources carefully. The stakeholders of tourism decide the
way to successfully implement the plan of sustainable
development of tourism. The tourists are necessary for the
achievement of goals relating to sustainable development of
Qatar.
Figure 1: Stakeholders in tourism
Identification of stakeholders
The stakeholders may be employees, managers,
investors, government, employees of the
organization, private companies as well as public
companies, tourists etc. Customers are critical
stakeholders for business to grow and sustain.
Customers have expectation for low price,
attractive destinations and high quality experience
from organizations. At other side, employees are
seeking for more flexible and opportunity driven
workplaces for their capital and other benefits.
Organizations and investors in tourism have
demands for maximization of profitability in a
short time. Sustainable tourism has to consider the
integration of stakeholders with sharing of
benefits in adequate manner.
Benefits from sustainable tourism planning Community: The society of Qatar emphasizes
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The sustainable tourism also helps in providing better
returns in social, economical and environmental terms.
Sustainability is beneficial for present as well as future and
helps to maintain the resources to meet the needs of future.
Benefits for stakeholders
Tourist as customer: The planning of sustainable tourism
emphasizes on the facilities which are essential for every
tourist. If a visitor has good experience in a country he visits
it again. When a tourist visit a country he requires some
basic amenities like good food, better communication,
transportation facilities, healthy weather etc. if he is devoid
of such basic things, then he does not get a good experience.
Also the attitude of natives of the country plays a very
important role in making a country a good tourist
destination.
more on natural environment resources so it is
also advantageous for it. Sustainable tourism
brings about lot of employment in every country
therefore being a developing country it is
beneficial for Qatar to plan for sustainable
tourism.
Employees: Tourism being a wide sector provides
good salaries and wages to employees and
workers. Tourism is a growing industry and is
gaining importance now days. Therefore, it is
necessary for each and every nation to look upon
the tourism carefully. The creation of employment
and increased salaries and wages therefore brings
better return on investment to the stakeholders.
Sustainable tourism is better for Qatar because it
also helps in development of the country.
Investors: It can increase the long term
profitability of different businesses and
organization of Qatar. It may also result in
coordination and cooperation among the private
and public sectors within the Qatar tourism
industry. This can result in the overall
development of Qatar and the quality of living of
people in Qatar. The growth rate of Qatar can also
increase through tourism and its proper planning.
1.2 Discussion on advantages and disadvantage of public/private tourism planning partnerships
drawing on a current example
Planning of private or public tourism refers to Financial benefits: This can save the finance of the
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connection between private and public industries to
achieve the desired goals of sustainability. It is
used for developing a particular sector. Hence, in
case of this country also planning of private and
public tourism shows a key role for the all round
development in tourism.
Advantages
Support to community for betterment: The
sustainable development of Qatar is dependent on
public and private sector planning of tourism of
Qatar. This also helps in achieving social,
economic and environmental goals. It helps in
creation of jobs, reduction in crime, increase in
wages of labor and protection of natural resources
of the country. These can also result in improving
the living standard of people of the country, overall
GDP also increases.
Effective use of resources: Along with this, the
planning of public and private sector tourism
emphasizes on efficient use of resources like
culture, heritage, infrastructure, natural resources,
man-made resources etc. The planning of
public/private sector tourism also focuses on
development of policies of tourism which are
beneficial for the whole tourism sector. With the
coordination of private/public sector the projects of
tourism can be completed with faster pace and can
also result in efficient use of resources and cost
effectiveness.
country and result in monetary benefits for Qatar.
Qatar is a developing country therefore tourism
planning of the country should be done wisely.
Each and every country should focus on its
sustainable development as this concept is much
useful now to preserve the resources for future. The
resources can be man, material, money etc. all the
resources keeps a great value in the overall
country’s development. The scarcity of any
resources can lead to failure of the tourism
industry. A good tourism is one that meets the
demands of the tourists.
Disadvantages
Chances of conflicts: Also with the benefits, there
are some disadvantages of sustainable tourism of
Qatar. Such partnership planning increases the
chances of risk and the sensitivity of stakeholders
towards it. Therefore, this public/private tourism
planning partnership project can result is various
problems relating to maintenance of relationship
among different private and public industries.
Financial risk: This can also result in increased
financial risks for Qatar. The coordination of both
public and private sector may require more
resources which may lead to lack of resources for
the tourism industry of the country. Qatar can lead
to the path of development through tourism.
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TASK 2
2.1 Analyses of the features of Tourism Development planning at different levels.
Planning of development in tourism is done at various levels. The reason behind doing such
planning is to achieve some specific goals of tourism of certain area. In case of Qatar tourism
planning can help in fulfillment of objectives of sustainable tourism. The major goals for the
planning of tourism for any country can be increasing the satisfaction of visitors, economic
development, social development and sustainable development in Qatar, optimum utilization of
resources of the country, integration of different communities of society, etc. The planning of
development of tourism is divided into international, national, regional and sub regional level
plans. Described the following are the features of different levels of plan -
1. International level
Planning of Qatar tourism at international level means setting up of its tourism at the global
level. It should therefore improve its transportation facilities. It should focus on its travel and
tour programs and policies. Also it should try to attract more and more international tourists. For
this it has to improvise its facilities provided to the tourists. The contemporary development of
the country is also necessary. It is one of the major factors to be looked upon. Tourism program
and policies should be such that promote tourism and focus more on the needs of the tourists.
The stakeholders of Qatar tourism should also make more contribution towards tourism
development of the country.
2. National level
On national level, department of tourism focuses on the tourism policies for the country. They
should develop such plans that connect major routes of the country and its main regions. The
development legislation of tourism, structure of organization and policies of investment of this
country should also be regarded as relevant stage in planning of tourism at national level.
3. Regional level
At the regional level Qatar’s planning of tourism is done regarding framing regional policies,
different types of attractive location, transportation network, education at regional level and
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framing marketing strategies for the development of tourism. There are different regions in every
country and planning for every region is important. This level of planning is also very important
for Qatar.
4. Sub-regional level
There are various sub regions under every region and therefore as the planning of region is
important, the planning of sub regions is also important. At this stage planning is done for the
sub regional level. It emphasizes on different situations of different sub regions. Qatar also has
different sub regions under every region. It emphasizes on the attractive features of every sub
region, providing all the facilities to the tourists visiting these areas like transportation, food,
accommodation, communication etc.
The above discussed levels are the different levels for the planning of tourism. The focus should
be made on all of them equally. All the levels are equal and important for tourism planning and
development. Every country may have increased tourism for any of the level so focus should be
made equally on all of them
2.2 significance of interactive planning systems and processes in tourism developments
We can say interactive planning is a procedure which helps in promoting the participation in
both the development and design of desirable future in that particular industry. Thus
development in sector of tourism in Qatar makes this country able to achieve the desirable future
of sustainable development without any more waiting. In tourism of this country, interactive
planning systems and processes provides large number of benefits to different stakeholders. It
also increases the opportunity of communication in between stakeholders that helps in
understand the entire concept, goals and objectives of tourism in efficient manner. Planning of
interactive of system include resource plan that consist of different information of needed,
availability and shortage in resources for sustainable tourism of the country. That is why
planning in interactive manner helps in sustainable use of resources which are natural and
environmental of the country. Planning in this manner also focus on safety of tourist. Process in
interactive planning includes various phases which are interconnected, that help in improvement
of sustainable tourism in Qatar.
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The process of interactive planning includes importance of planning of tourism with market
orientation, making available the right product to the consumer. A good approach to the
consumer provides facilities and attractions, and services are helping to fulfill the demand and
expectations with no negative impact on environment and loss in social & cultural honesty in the
regions of tourist places.
2.3 evaluate different methods available to measure tourist impact.
There are various ways that help in measure the marked effect of tourist in different areas of
Qatar:
Cambridge Economic Impact Technique
This is tool in industry that gives power to measure the influence of tourist on the country. Its
main focus is on the economic impacts of the tourism in Qatar. It is kind of spread sheet model
that helps to produce the judgement from current country’s domestic and local information of
level of tourism in the country. From the information, it translates the amount or quantity of visit
into terms of economy that helps to estimate the amount of money tourist spends on average on
single trip. by tourists on their average spend per trip. It helps to find out the effect of spending
done by tourist in various industries and organizations of the Qatar which in turn changes in jibs
and business turnovers. Etc.
Environmental impact studies
Lot of researcher did studies on the impact of tourism on environment of the Qatar. These
researches are very useful to measure the effect of visitors on environment of the country. This
will help to study about the resources which are available for sustainable tourism in country.
Also there are certain policies made for environmental benefits helps to determine the effect on
tourism on environment of this country.
Social impact studies
Social impact study’s review is the most significant techniques to determine impact of social on
tourists in the country. There are indirect and direct impacts of tourism on the quality of local
community life. In addition, there are various secondary sources and primary to evaluate the
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tourism social impacts on Qatar. Sector of tourism has possible for influencing the norms, culture
and religion of the Qatar in negative and positive. Survey, questionnaire or literature reviews are
the techniques for measuring the tourist’s social impact on Qatar.
PART 3
3.1 Justify the introduction of the concept of sustainability in tourism development
Sustainability in tourism development
It can be described as a procedure that helps in meeting the needs or requirements of the tourists
along with the various advanced and increased opportunities to survive in future with the
protection. Qatar is very beautiful country with enriched resources in nature and culture so its
tourism needs to take controlling action towards the socio culture values demolition along with
to give support to the local communities in terms of employment and development so sustainable
tourism can be developed.
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