Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development

Tourism has been widely recognized as a powerful tool for economic growth in rural communities around the world. The growth of rural tourism has always been a significant start in targeting poverty alleviation and promoting economic change in rural China. Rural tourism development is the participati...

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Main Authors: Lisha, Liu, Abdullah, Nawal Hanim, Ramachandran, Sridar, Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina
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Published: Informa UK Limited 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108967/
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author Lisha, Liu
Abdullah, Nawal Hanim
Ramachandran, Sridar
Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina
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Abdullah, Nawal Hanim
Ramachandran, Sridar
Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina
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description Tourism has been widely recognized as a powerful tool for economic growth in rural communities around the world. The growth of rural tourism has always been a significant start in targeting poverty alleviation and promoting economic change in rural China. Rural tourism development is the participation of rural people in tourism and full integration into tourism development. Rural tourism development depends on the participation and support of rural residents. Therefore, this research explores the influencing factors of rural tourism residents’ happiness and their influence on tourism support. The sample was selected from Anren Town, Chengdu City, China, and the research subjects were residents of Anren Town. In this study, data were collected from 370 residents of Anren Town via a questionnaire survey. The results show that Community Involvement (CI) and Community Attachment (CA) positively affect residents’ Authentic Happiness (AH). This research found that improving residents’ support for tourism development can promote the development of rural tourism. The study finding provides a new perspective for the treatment of residents’ problems in tourism development and has guiding significance for the improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations. If the community is better, the happiness of the residents will be stronger.
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spelling upm-1089672024-05-27T01:13:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108967/ Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development Lisha, Liu Abdullah, Nawal Hanim Ramachandran, Sridar Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina Tourism has been widely recognized as a powerful tool for economic growth in rural communities around the world. The growth of rural tourism has always been a significant start in targeting poverty alleviation and promoting economic change in rural China. Rural tourism development is the participation of rural people in tourism and full integration into tourism development. Rural tourism development depends on the participation and support of rural residents. Therefore, this research explores the influencing factors of rural tourism residents’ happiness and their influence on tourism support. The sample was selected from Anren Town, Chengdu City, China, and the research subjects were residents of Anren Town. In this study, data were collected from 370 residents of Anren Town via a questionnaire survey. The results show that Community Involvement (CI) and Community Attachment (CA) positively affect residents’ Authentic Happiness (AH). This research found that improving residents’ support for tourism development can promote the development of rural tourism. The study finding provides a new perspective for the treatment of residents’ problems in tourism development and has guiding significance for the improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations. If the community is better, the happiness of the residents will be stronger. Informa UK Limited 2023 Article PeerReviewed Lisha, Liu and Abdullah, Nawal Hanim and Ramachandran, Sridar and Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina (2023) Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 30 (4). pp. 374-386. ISSN 1350-4509; ESSN: 1745-2627 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504509.2022.2152899 10.1080/13504509.2022.2152899
spellingShingle Lisha, Liu
Abdullah, Nawal Hanim
Ramachandran, Sridar
Raja Yusof, Raja Nerina
Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
title Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
title_full Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
title_fullStr Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
title_short Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
title_sort improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108967/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108967/