Contributors
Jalayer Khalilzadeh
Abstract
A research team from the Rosen College of Hospitality Management (RCHM) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) investigated the perception of happiness and satisfaction with life in Aruba. This investigation is the result of an assignment granted by the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA). This study updates a similar study conducted by the UCF team in 2011. Similar to 2011, this study estimates the impact of tourism on residents’ happiness and satisfaction with life. Aruba is one of the first small island destinations in the world to employ a happiness index as one of its metrics to assess the impact of tourism development.1 This happiness index is grounded in the subjective well-being framework. The connectedness between tourism and subjective well-being (happiness and satisfaction with life) is a vital indicator in shaping the quality of life of a destination’s residents, and hence in sustaining a competitive position in an increasingly contested global market place.
Keywords
Aruba; happiness; happiness index
Prepared For
Aruba Tourism Authority
College
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Document Type
Report
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
DP0025805
Language
English
Place
Aruba
Rights
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from The Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies. All copyright, confidential information, design rights and all other intellectual property rights of whatsoever nature contained herein are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Ministry of Tourism of Aruba. The information furnished herein is believed to be accurate and reliable.
Number of Pages
68 p.
Type
document
Recommended Citation
Croes, Robertico R.; Rivera, Manuel A.; and Semrad, Kelly J., "2016 Happiness Survey: Aruba Happiness & Tourism" (2017). Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications. 40.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/dickpope-pubs/40