TOURISM

Contemporary Issues in Tourism

WHO NEEDS A HOLIDAY? EVALUATING SOCIAL TOURISM

Contemporary Issues in Tourism

Introduction

It is necessary to take some time for holidays after spending a year or quarter under work and life pressure. Some people do not normally think about going on holidays. There could be several reasons for this issue. The main reason is the lack of sufficient amount that could be spent during the holidays. McCabe (2009) considers this issue and provided several facts and figures related to the topic in 'who needs a holiday? Evaluating social tourism' (McCabe, 2009).

This research was published in 2009 in the journal Annals of Tourism research. It basically discusses the need for holidays for working class and other people in the society in order to refresh their mind from the hectic routine of work. According to the author, this practice is necessary for getting motivation towards work and providing productivity to the country and the world. This paper discusses the research findings of McCabe in the stated research paper (McCabe, 2009). It provides a critical analysis of the factors identified by the author. The paper evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments presented by the author in the research paper. A thorough discussion and review of the key points is presented in this paper.

Summary of Key Points

The key points presented in the paper related to holidays and its benefits include the prospects of tourism, role of tourism in benefitting individuals and the society, scope of social tourism and the public policy debates related to the tourism. Following is the detail of these key points presented in the paper.

This research finds evidences of the prospects and importance of tourism in the short term. The author has provided some ideas that represent the importance and a positive prospect of the tourism. According to the universal declaration of human rights as discussed by McCabe 'everyone has the right to leisure and the rest, including limitation of working hours and paid holidays that should be offered periodically'. Another article in the universal declaration of human rights justified by McCabe presents this concept as, 'everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country'. The importance of tourism is supported by McCabe in the article, 'who needs a holiday? Evaluating social tourism'. McCabe suggested that tourism is an important activity to the life of societies because it directly affects the ...