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Tourists, Tourism and the Good Life book cover

1st Edition

Tourists, Tourism and the Good Life

By Philip Pearce, Sebastian Filep, Glenn Ross Copyright 2011
242 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Tourism is arguably one of the largest self-initiated commercial interventions to create well-being and happiness on the entire planet. Yet there is a lack of specific attention to the ways in which we can better understand and evaluate the relationship between well-being and travel. The recent surge of scholarly work in positive psychology concerned with human well-being and flourishing... Read more

Introduction to Chapter One  1. Scholarship in Psychology and Tourism  Section 1:  Introduction to Section 1 – Principally About Individuals  2. Flow and Tourist Satisfaction  3. Time, Tourism, Host Communities and Positive Psychology  4. Ethics, Tourism and Wellbeing  Section 2:  Introduction to Section 2 – Individuals and Tourism Contexts  5. Materialism in Tourism and its Alleviation Through Good Values  6. Lifestyle Businesses and Their Community Effects  7. Spa and Wellness Tourism and Positive Psychology  8. Summary, Synthesis and Future Directions.

Biography

Philip Pearce is a Foundation Professor of Tourism at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia and was appointed the First Professor of Tourism in Australia.

Sebastian Filep is a Research Fellow in Travel and Wellbeing at the Centre for Tourism and Services Research of Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia.

Glenn Ross is an Adjunct Professor of Tourism at James Cook University.

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