Relationship Between Tourism and Quality of Life: Researches at Lake Balaton

Nowadays tourism and quality of life have an important role, more research is being done on these topics. Tourism is a sort of activity, during which visitors can gain experience and can actively take part in their actions. This kind of experience can intensify through repeated travelling, can contribute to satisfaction concerning life and, hereby, according to Veenhoven, travelling can lead to the awareness of happiness. The Lake Balaton tourist region plays major role in Hungary's tourism: it is the second most visited tourist region. Many researches were made in this area e.g. the Hungarian Tourism Plc. and the Lake Balaton Regional TDM Alliance did some research in the high season of 2012 about the travel habits and satisfaction of the Hungarians and foreign tourists. My PhD dissertation is about the relationship between tourism and quality of life mainly at Balaton Uplands, investigated among touristic services and resort owners. This research is still running, therefore I haven't got enough fully completed questionnaires, but I will show some related result from former international research. From the previous researches it is clear that Lake Balaton is an important tourist destination, and most of the tourists like and recommend this area to other people. It is important because if you are satisfied and gain a lot of experiences you will be happier and more satisfied with your life and travel often to get more positive experiences.