Tourism as a promoter of social welfare

Wei Weng, Zehra Saltık and Orhan Akova

Chapter 13 in Handbook on Tourism, Public Health and Wellbeing, 2022, pp 204-220 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Tourism has been a fast growing industry since it has been a phenomenon accessible to a large numbers of people. Not only it is a tool of economic development, but also affects social and cultural development. One of its effects in social domains can be seen on welfare that refers to individual wellbeing and health. In other word, it contributes to life satisfaction, mental peace etc. to develope human health and wellbeing. Thus, the effects of tourism on wellbeing has been one of the top tourist motivations to join tourism activities.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Geography; Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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