Who needs a holiday? Evaluating social tourism.

By Scott McCabe. 2009

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Subfields: Demography, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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The contribution of vacations to quality of life (2012, background): “Additionally, improved QOL is listed as a reason for taking a holiday by respondents who experience barriers to travelling (McCabe, 2009).”
Assessing the Perceived Restorative Qualities of Vacation Destinations (2013, background): “Among the various hypotheses considered, leisure vacation is expected to provide rest and recuperation from work, broaden horizons, enhance interpersonal and intercultural communications, and facilitate personal/ social development and subjective well-being (McCabe 2009).”
Tourism and health: using positive psychology principles to maximise participants’ wellbeing outcomes – a design concept for charity challenge tourism (2015, background): “McCabe (2009) examines the impacts of social tourism on wellbeing, and Uysal, Perdue, and Sirgy (2012) have compiled the Handbook of Tourism and Quality of Life.”
Happiness Through Vacationing: Just a Temporary Boost or Long-Term Benefits? (2011, background): “Also, it would be particularly interesting to apply a different research method and assess whether people who cannot afford a holiday, and are paid to take one through social tourism projects ( McCabe 2009 ), benefit from such a vacation, in the long run, in terms of happiness.”
Does residents' perceived life satisfaction vary with tourist season? A two-step survey in a Mediterranean destination (2016, background): “Particular attention has recently been devoted to leisure activities as a means to pursue a higher level of subjective well-being (e.g. Brajša-Žganec, Merkaš, & Šverko, 2011; Diener et al., 1999; Iwasaki, 2007; Iwasaki et al., 2005; McCabe, 2009; Richards, 1999; Rodríguez, Látková, & Sun, 2008).”