A Framework on Eudaimonic Well-Being in Destination Competitiveness

Eduardo Moraes Sarmento (), Sandra Loureiro, Zorro Mendes, José Mascarenhas Monteiro and Sandra Fernandes
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Eduardo Moraes Sarmento: Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG Research/ISEG/University of Lisbon), Rua do Quelhas, nº 6, 1200-781 Lisboa, Portugal
Sandra Loureiro: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE), Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal
Zorro Mendes: Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG Research/ISEG/University of Lisbon), Rua do Quelhas, nº 6, 1200-781 Lisboa, Portugal
José Mascarenhas Monteiro: Universidade de Santiago (Cape Verde), Avenida Bolanha, Assomada 7310, Cape Verde
Sandra Fernandes: Universidade de Santiago (Cape Verde), Avenida Bolanha, Assomada 7310, Cape Verde

Tourism and Hospitality, 2025, vol. 6, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: This research proposes a framework for Eudaimonic well-being in destination competitiveness. This framework is based on the theoretical Ritchie and Crouch’s model (1993, 2000, 2003) and the recent theoretical notion that a travel trip may influence life satisfaction through tourists’ experiences. We conducted a qualitative study based on 34 in-depth interviews with key tourism stakeholders in Cape Verde, a small island developing country (SIDS) dependent on the tourism sector. The findings contribute to identifying specific sources of positive and negative effects that may affect the tourists’ and residents’ overall sense of well-being and thus affect the overall destination competitiveness.

Keywords: tourism well-being; destination competitiveness; eudaimonic experience; resources and attractors; supporting factors; qualified determinants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z3 Z30 Z31 Z32 Z33 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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