Ebook: Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research: Enhancing the Lives of Tourists and Residents of Host Communities

Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop better marketing and managerial programs designed to enhance the quality of life of tourists. Tourism bureaus and government agencies are increasingly interested in issues of sustainable tourism, specifically in understanding and measuring the impact of tourism on the quality of life of the residents of the host communities. This handbook covers all relevant topics and is divided into two parts: research relating to travelers/tourists, and research relating to the residents of host communities. It is the only state-of-the-art reference book in its field and will prove invaluable to academics interested in QOL research, as well as tourism practitioners interested in applying the science of QOL in the tourism industry.

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Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop better marketing and managerial programs designed to enhance the quality of life of tourists. Tourism bureaus and government agencies are increasingly interested in issues of sustainable tourism, specifically in understanding and measuring the impact of tourism on the quality of life of the residents of the host communities. This handbook covers all relevant topics and is divided into two parts: research relating to travelers/tourists, and research relating to the residents of host communities. It is the only state-of-the-art reference book in its field and will prove invaluable to academics interested in QOL research, as well as tourism practitioners interested in applying the science of QOL in the tourism industry.

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Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop better marketing and managerial programs designed to enhance the quality of life of tourists. Tourism bureaus and government agencies are increasingly interested in issues of sustainable tourism, specifically in understanding and measuring the impact of tourism on the quality of life of the residents of the host communities. This handbook covers all relevant topics and is divided into two parts: research relating to travelers/tourists, and research relating to the residents of host communities. It is the only state-of-the-art reference book in its field and will prove invaluable to academics interested in QOL research, as well as tourism practitioners interested in applying the science of QOL in the tourism industry.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-lxii
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Relationships and the Tourism Experience: Challenges for Quality-of-Life Assessments....Pages 9-29
Positive Psychology and Tourism....Pages 31-50
The Role of Qualitative Methods in Tourism QOL Research: A Critique and Future Agenda....Pages 51-63
Poverty Elimination Through Tourism Dynamics....Pages 65-83
Tourism, Poverty Relief, and the Quality-of-Life in Developing Countries....Pages 85-103
Tourism and Quality-of-Life: How Does Tourism Measure Up?....Pages 105-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Tourist Consumption Behavior and Quality-of-Life....Pages 135-148
Subjective Aspects of Tourists’ Quality-of-Life (QOL)....Pages 149-167
Medical Travel and the Quality-of-Life....Pages 169-191
Physical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of QOL Medical Tourism....Pages 193-207
Place Affinities, Lifestyle Mobilities, and Quality-of-Life....Pages 209-231
Tourist Motivation and Quality-of-Life: In Search of the Missing Link....Pages 233-250
Understanding the Antecedents of Destination Identification: Linkage Between Perceived Quality-of-Life, Self-Congruity, and Destination Identification....Pages 251-261
An Analysis of Tourism QOL Domains from the Demand Side....Pages 263-277
Perceptions of Tourism Impacts and Satisfaction with Particular Life Domains....Pages 279-292
Quality-of-Life and Travel Motivations: Integrating the Two Concepts in the Grevillea Model....Pages 293-308
Relational Tourism: Observations on Families and Travel....Pages 309-320
Impacts of the Internet on Travel Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction....Pages 321-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Cultural Tourism and the Enhancement of Quality-of-Life....Pages 341-357
Prologue: Tourism and Quality-of-Life (QOL) Research: The Missing Links....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Heritage, Tourism and Quality-of-Life....Pages 359-371
Ethnic Tourism and Resident Quality-of-Life....Pages 373-387
Alternative Tourism as a Contestable Quality-of-Life Facilitator....Pages 389-402
Building Social Capital to Enhance the Quality-of-Life of Destination Residents....Pages 403-421
The Tourist Area Life Cycle (TALC) and Its Effect on the Quality-of-Life (QOL) of Destination Community....Pages 423-443
Relationship Between Carrying Capacity of Small Island Tourism Destinations and Quality-of-Life....Pages 445-462
Quality-of-Life Values Among Stakeholders in Tourism Destinations: A Tale of Converging and Diverging Interests and Conflicts....Pages 463-473
Stakeholder Engagement in Tourism Planning and Development....Pages 475-490
Destination Competitiveness and Its Implications for Host-Community QOL....Pages 491-513
Destination Management, Competitiveness, and Quality-of-Life: A Review of Literature and Research Agenda....Pages 515-528
Destination Management and Quality-of-Life....Pages 529-545
Community Participation in Tourism Planning and Development....Pages 547-564
The Role of Tourism in Sustainable Communities....Pages 565-582
Exploring the Causal Nexus of Tourism Impacts on Quality-of-Life....Pages 583-606
Rural Tourism and Second Home Development: The Case of Colorado....Pages 607-633
The Effect of Tourism on the Housing Market....Pages 635-652
Resident Quality-of-Life in Gaming Communities....Pages 653-666
Front Matter....Pages 667-667
The Missing Links and Future Research Directions....Pages 669-684
Back Matter....Pages 685-702