INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESORT MANAGEMENTS

This is a questionnaire to obtain information on resorts of Maldives for my final year thesis
paper. This interview based questionnaire aims to get information on resource management
approaches the resorts have in place to ensure environmental/ economical/ and cultural
sustainability. This is an expert opinion based questionnaire and therefore it is preferable that
the answers for this questionnaire be provided by an authoritative person in the resort
management. The answers of this interview will be analyzed based on how the approaches the
resort have in place can help with its sustainability. The resort will also be considered as a case
study for this research.
*if the required space is not sufficient for your answer, please add further pages along with
the question number and email this document at tiggmanje@gmail.com as well as any
further information/documents that are relevant to the questions asked in this interview.
Thank you.
Name:Name:

Designation: .
Resort Name: .

1. Does your company abide by all local, regional, national and international
environmental laws and regulations? Yes____ No____

2. Can you please list actions taken by your resort to support and educate customers
about local, regional, national and international environmental laws and regulations
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3. Does your company provide trainings, briefings or literature for employees and
tourists regarding good environmental practices for snorkeling, diving, and other
various types of recreational activities provided by the resort? Yes____ No____

4. Could you please tell how such awareness education is conducted at your facility?
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5. Does your resort support the use environmentally friendly products in all aspects of its
management? Yes____ No____

6. Could you please tell us what types of environmentally friendly approaches you have
in place and how its maintained?
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7. Does you resort take any measurements to reduce your energy consumption and
waste production? Yes____ No____

8. What approaches do you have in place to manage the waste produced at your facility?
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9. What measurements are in place at your resort to ensure lower energy consumption
by visitors and employees?
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10. Does your resort involve locals from nearby atolls / islands in your programs or as an
attraction to visitors as a display of culture from Maldives? Yes____ No____

11. How does your resort ensure that locals from nearby islands / atolls are benefitted by
the visitors in your resort?
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12. Do you make use of sustainable indicators for tourism management in managing the
natural resources in and around your resort? Yes____ No____

13. What are the sustainable indicators that your resort uses?

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14. Does your resort participate in events / contribute to programs promoting

sustainability and environmental protection? Yes____ No____

15. Does your resort have any affiliations with any NGOs? Yes____ No____

16. Could you please list down NGOs and organizations that conduct programs/ events
with you, and what those programs were?
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17. What do you think are the major concerns for tourism development in Maldives right
now?
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18. Are you confident that the approaches you have in place at your resort can help
sustain the resort in this industry in the long run?
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19. In your opinion, what needs to be done in this industry in Maldives to make it more
sustainable environmentally, economically and culturally in the future?
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THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PROVIDE THE ANSWERS FOR THIS INTERVIEW. IT IS
GREATLY APPRECIATED.