The happiness factor in tourism: Subjective well-being and social tourism

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-65

  McCabe, Scott ^a   Johnson, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Happiness; Holidays; Quality of life; Social tourism; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOURISM;

EID: 84872713814     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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