Tourist Wellbeing Scale

What it measures

Measures the wellbeing benefits of holidays and travel across health, mood, energy, and sleep quality dimensions. The fade-out effect — wellbeing benefits dissipate within 2–4 weeks of return — is the central finding. Widely used in tourism wellbeing research to quantify the subjective value of travel and design restorative tourism experiences.

Representative items

• During my holiday, my physical health was good.
• During my holiday, I felt cheerful and in a good mood.
• During my holiday, I had plenty of energy.
• During my holiday, I slept well.
• My holiday left me feeling refreshed and revitalised.

Citation

De Bloom, J., Geurts, S.A.E., Sonnentag, S., Taris, T., de Weerth, C., & Kompier, M.A.J. (2011). How does a vacation from work affect employee health and well-being? Psychology & Health, 26(12), 1606–1622.