Tourism and wellbeing

Melanie Kay Smith and Anya Diekmann

Annals of Tourism Research, 2017, vol. 66, issue C, 1-13

Abstract: Wellbeing has been a philosophical and sociological concern since the beginning of time, and research has extended over time to disciplines such as psychology, health sciences and economics to name just a few. Tourism studies has also become more focused on wellbeing in the last few decades, both from a theoretical and methodological perspective. After examining the philosophical background of wellbeing from different perspectives, the paper takes a closer look at how these frameworks can inform tourism research and practices. It explores the relationship between diverse terminologies and perspectives as well as the ways in which hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing can be derived through tourism experiences. A spectrum and a model are proposed which outline the relationship between various types of wellbeing, tourism and activities.

Keywords: Wellbeing; Happiness; Hedonic; Eudaimonic; Self; Tourist experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2017.05.006

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