Diving with Turtles: In Search of Nature in Recalled Vacation Trip Experiences and their Influence on Subjective Wellbeing
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Authors
Type
Book chapter
Year
2024
Language
English
Abstract
As nature is ubiquitous in tourism marketing and personal pictures of vacation trips, the question asked in this contribution is to what extent nature is present in people’s recalled trip experiences and how this relates to subjective wellbeing (SWB) in the form of emotions and satisfaction with life (SWL). To address this question, a dataset not collected under the theme of nature-based tourism (NBT) was employed. Based on a very broad definition of nature, findings indicate that (i) NBT represents more frequently recalled vacation trip experiences than urban experiences; (ii) a positive relationship exists between recalled active nature-based vacation experiences (NBVE) and the intensity of emotions elicited; (iii) recalling passive experiences elicits different emotions as compared to active ones; (iv) recalled NBVE and emotions elicited have a positive influence on SWL; and (v) the relationship between nature-based experiences and SWL depends on duration and intensity of the recalled trip experience.
Book
Nature-based Tourism and Wellbeing: Impacts and Future Outlook
Month
April
Publisher
CABI
Start page number
1
End page number
19
Keywords
Tourism, Nature, Well-being, Tourism Experiences, Recalled Experiences
