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Travelling ‘green’: is tourists' happiness at stake?
Jeroen Nawijn,Paul Peeters +1 more
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In this paper, the authors examined the extent to which the average tourist's happiness is affected by "involuntary green travel", defined as reduced CO2 emission travel imposed by government regulations.Abstract:
Several western governments have implemented environmental policies which increase the cost of air travel. Such policies aim to reduce the impact of air travel on climate change, but at the same time they restrict tourists in their travels. This study examines the extent to which the average tourist's happiness is affected by ‘involuntary green travel’, defined as reduced CO2 emission travel imposed by government regulations. This issue was addressed in a study among 588 Dutch citizens who completed a self-report questionnaire containing questions about their happiness. The strongest determinant of tourists' happiness is freedom in choosing a destination. Any policy measure that interferes with tourists' freedom in destination choice will negatively affect tourists' happiness. Six percent of their happiness is at stake and potentially 17% of all holiday trips are affected. The number of tourists involved is possibly much smaller. The best options for governments are to impose taxes on long-haul destinatio...read more
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Quality of life (QOL) and well-being research in tourism.
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature on quality of life and wellbeing in tourism is presented, focusing on two major constituency: residents of host communities and tourists, and they highlight sampling and data collection methods, and discuss issues of construct measurement.
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Consumer behaviour and demand response of tourists to climate change
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed and discussed existing studies, and provided a framework for a better understanding of perceptions of change, as well as identifying major current uncertainties and research needs.
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Resident Attitudes to Tourism and Their Effect on Subjective Well-Being: The Case of Palma de Mallorca
Jeroen Nawijn,Ondrej Mitas +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the association between perceived tourism impacts and residents' subjective well-being in a mass tourism destination and find that perceived tourism impact is associated with life satisfaction, cognitive component and not with hedonic level of affect, the affective component.
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Vacation and well-being: a study of chinese tourists
TL;DR: Based on the theoretical foundation of subjective well-being and theories of happiness, this paper conducted a longitudinal quasi-experiment in Southeast China to investigate the effect of vacation on the different dimensions of subjective wellbeing.
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Happiness Through Vacationing: Just a Temporary Boost or Long-Term Benefits?
Jeroen Nawijn,Jeroen Nawijn +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of 3,650 Dutch citizens who reported their leisure travel every 3 months during 2 years and rated their happiness at the end of each year, found that participants who had been on vacation appeared to be marginally happier in terms of hedonic level of affect than those who had not.
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Tourists' Perception of International Air Travel's Impact on the Global Climate and Potential Climate Change Policies
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Price elasticities of demand for passenger air travel: a meta-analysis
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