The well-being impacts of tourism: Long-term and short-term effects of tourism development on residents’ happiness

Maksim Godovykh, Jorge Ridderstaat and Alan Fyall

Tourism Economics, 2023, vol. 29, issue 1, 137-156

Abstract: Well-being is considered one of the highest values in human life. Although previous studies have discussed the tourists’ well-being outcomes, the impact of tourism on residents’ happiness has received less empirical attention in tourism research. This study aims to explore the effects of tourism development on residents’ happiness in a group of countries by using panel data analysis. The results demonstrate that tourism arrivals negatively influence residents’ happiness in the short term and have positive effects on residents’ happiness in the long term. These findings contribute to describing the well-being impacts of tourism, differentiating between long- and short-term outcomes, and providing recommendations for destination management and tourism authorities.

Keywords: tourism; well-being; happiness; residents; destination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/13548166211041227

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