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Welcome to Planet Happiness -
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A TEN-STEP DESTINATION FRAMEWORK for
Global Tourism recovery in support of the UN-SDGs -
Planet Happiness: Moving Beyond GDP with Tourism, World Heritage, Happiness & Global Well-Being. -
AN INTRODUCTION TO PLANET HAPPINESS.
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LATEST NEWS.
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GLOBAL WEBINAR
Tourism & Happiness: For a Brighter Future International Day of Happiness On Saturday 20th March 2021, Planet Happiness, the World Tourism Network, International Institute for Peace through Tourism and SUNx convened for a Global Webinar to celebrate the UN International Day of Happiness. Following the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and calls from all sections of society for the travel and tourism industry to build back better.
We were joined by over 100 attendees as well as 13,000 viewers streaming on the World Tourism Network as it was broadcasted live. By Tuesday 23rd, three days later, more than 100,000 viewers had watched extracts of the event with almost 400 watching the full 3hrs 18mins (we ran almost 1hr over-time) !! The full recorded webinar is available here. |
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WHO WE ARE.Planet Happiness is a TOURISM and BIG DATA project of the Happiness Alliance Our mission is to focus the attention of all tourism stakeholders on the well-being agenda...... ...and use tourism as a vehicle for development that demonstrably strengthens destination sustainability and the quality of life of host communities. At Planet Happiness, we work with all tourism stakeholders to position host-community well-being front and centre. |
WHAT WE DO.Planet Happiness helps destinations advance their competitive edge through more inclusive, more responsible and more purposeful tourism planning. Using the state-of-the-art Happiness Alliance's Happiness Index survey, which is based on Bhutan's pioneering approach to measure Gross National Happiness. Planet Happiness measures the happiness of residents living in World Heritage sites and beyond. We harvest data that directly measures how individual residents and destination communities view their well-being. |
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HOW WE DO IT.We partner locally to deploy the Happiness Index - an OECD recognised & scientifically valid comprehensive tool that provides a direct experience of how well-being is measured. We analyse data to produce one-page destination score-cards and in-depth data-rich reports. Our reports spark conversations about tourism and destination well-being and how this relationship can be strengthened. |
WHAT WE MEASURE.Based upon Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness (GNH) domains, the factors of happiness we measure are:
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JOIN US TODAY.Build your understanding of what this project is about and take the Happiness Index survey ! It takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. At the end, you'll receive your own personal assessment of your happiness and well-being compared with all survey takers. Your personal identification data will never be used or shared. We adhere to the strictest data privacy codes. |
