Tourism, happiness, and struggle

This letter critically discusses the application of (Ben-Shahar. (Citation2021). The SPIRE of happiness. In Happiness studies: An introduction (pp. 19–29). Springer International Publishing) five dimensions of happiness to tourism research aiming to offer new directions for examining happiness in tourism contexts. This letter also considers how struggle may promote tourism-related happiness. Overall, this letter proposes a framework on happiness and struggle within tourism, aiming to promote interdisciplinary research between tourism and happiness science.