Handbook of Tourism and Quality-of-Life Research II

Prologue: An Introduction to QOL Research in Tourism.- Part I: QOL Research in Relation to Tourists.- Tourist consumption behavior and QOL, S. Kruger, C. Laesser, J. O'Leary, H. Oppewal, F. Dimanche.- Place and destination attachment and QOL, A. Graefe, D. Williams.- Subjective indicators of QOL and tourism, G. Godbey, S. McMahon, D. Kleiber.- Destination competitiveness from the perspectives of tourists and QOL,  F. Meng.- Linking tourist satisfaction to happiness and QOL, S. Filep.- Phases of travel experiences, satisfaction - QOL, J. Neal, G. Richards.- Salient dimensions of tourist satisfaction and QOL, Y. Ekinci, S. Kruger, K. Weiermair.- Vacation experience and QOL of individuals (segmentation), S. Dolnicar, G. Jennings.- Impacts of the interaction between host and guest on QOL, R. Harrill, R. Li, E. Fredline.- Impacts of gaming on QOL of participants (visitors), K. Hsu, S. Baloglu.- Subjective wellbeing of QOL and medical tourism C. Cohen.- Subjective wellbeing of QOL and motivation, G. Dann.- QOL & medical tourism, T. Johnson.- Information technology in tourism and QOL, D. Fesenmaier, N. Christodulido.- Destination competitiveness from the perspectives of tourists and QOL, F. Meng.- Linking tourist satisfaction to happiness and QOL, S. Filep.- Part II: QOL Research in Relation to Host Communities.- Objective indicators of QOL and tourism, P. Laszlo, E. Smeral, R. Perdue.- Destination PLC and QOL of residents, D. Pearce, J. K. Kim, M. Uysal, J. Sirgy.- Tourism development stages and QOL of residents, K. Kim, M. Uysal, J. Sirgy.- Destination competitiveness from the perspectives of providers and QOL, L. Dwyer, G. Crouch, D. Foster.- Perceptions of tourism Impacts and satisfaction with particular life domains (material well-being, emotional well-being, community well-being, and health and safety well-being), K. Kim, X. Li, J. Sirgy, M. Uysal, S. Kruger.- Tourism - recreation conservation and QOL, S. Nicholls, D. Timothy.-

Professor Muzaffer Uysal, PhD. is a provost professor and chair of the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management - Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Dr. Uysal is a member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, the Academy of Leisure Sciences, a founding member of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Academy, and co-founder of Tourism Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Journal. He has also authored and co-authored a significant number of articles, monographs, chapters, and books, related to tourism and hospitality settings. Dr. Uysal has also received over 30 awards, honors, and recognitions including "lifetime achievement" awards.  Most recently, Dr. Uysal was recognized as one of the world's most highly cited researchers under the category of Social Sciences in 2021 and 2022.  His current research interests focus on tourism development and quality-of-life research in tourism and hospitality settings. mail: muysal@isenberg.umass.edu



M. Joseph Sirgy is a management psychologist (Ph.D., UMass) and the Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) and Extraordinary Professor at the WorkWell Research Unit at North West University, Potchefstroom Campus (South Africa). He has published extensively in the area of marketing, business ethics, and quality of life (QOL). He co-founded the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) in 1995, served as its Executive Director/Treasurer from 1995 to 2011, and as development Co-Director (2011-present). He co-founded the journal, Applied Research in Quality of Life, the official journal of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, in 2005; and he has served as co-founding editor (1995-present). He is currently serving as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Macromarketing (2020-present). He also was the editor of the