Sustainable Tourism Development Report: Qatar Stakeholders

This report provides an analysis of sustainable tourism development, specifically focusing on the context of Qatar. It examines the role of stakeholders, including the government and private sector entities, in fostering tourism growth. The report highlights the benefits of tourism, such as economic enhancement and job creation, while also addressing potential drawbacks. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of public and private sector partnerships in tourism planning, including the impact on resource utilization, environmental concerns, and decision-making processes. The analysis aims to provide insights into effective strategies for sustainable tourism development, considering both economic and social impacts.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Stakeholders support in planning of tourism development by referring Qatar
Stakeholders are the third party in a company who makes investment in a sufficient
amount. With the help of finance in proper amount, an organisation can operates its
activities in an efficient manner. By investing money in sectors, stakeholders owe a
portion in business share. In corporate sectors, stakeholders can be employees,
suppliers, government and more whose contribution helps in increasing growth of
business of an enterprise (Weaver, 2011). In context with Travel and Tourism
industry, association in this sector are grown at faster rate. Economy of these firms
helps in improving economical condition of a country like Qatar. This territorial
region is rich in terms of heritages and natural beauty of places. Some major
benefits which are derived by tourism industry in Qatar are:
 With increase in tourism sector, economy of a country also enhances.
Therefore, Government of Qatar supports organisations which are working
under tourism field by arranging funds for them on easy terms and
condition. It would help them in serving good services to national and
international tourists in a better way.
 With increasing tourism in a country, it gives chance to job seekers to join
their firm and give better services to visitors (Waligo, Clarke and Hawkins,
2013). So, it reduces unemployment and poverty as well as improvised
condition of society.
 Giving opportunities to unemployed people aid them to earn better life.
 Getting sufficient funds from stakeholders or investors support tourism
sector to give better services to tourists.

Advantages and disadvantages of public and private sector tourism planning partnership
In increasing tourism in a country, public and private organisations play major role. Both
sectors help in enhancing traditional culture and tourism which aid country in increasing
tourism. These industries work in collaboration to attract minds of tourists and invite them
to come in visiting places of their countries (Bramwell, 2011). The major benefits and
drawbacks of partnership of public & private sector in tourism planning of Qatar are as
below:
Advantages:
 When private and public organisations work together to develop tourism in
country then it will aid in generating better ideas for enhancing the same.
This process help in getting higher profitability if number of tourists are
like to come in visiting such places.
 Getting several ideas of tourism development help in choosing the best
among them for further planning. It would in not only identifying the
problems related to development but also resolving such issues in an
appropriate manner. Economic condition, integration of communities, lack
of capital investments and more are some of the major issues which can be
resolved if private and public sectors work with each other.
 Developing heritages and visiting places help in attracting more tourists
towards it.
Disadvantages:
 Over utilisation of resources which are available in economy will influence
the environment in negative manner (Bunakov and et. al., 2015).
 Decision making procedures are the most complex task of a company
especially when two companies of different sectors enrolled in common
project. It shows the major drawback of such collaboration of private and
public sectors.
 Changes in business environment affect mostly the operational activities of
private sector as compared to public one. Therefore, bringing
modifications in organisational system of private firms shows another
difficulty in tourism planning.