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The article profiles Philip L. Pearce, the tourism foundation professor and one of the founding member of the famous International Academy for the Study of Tourism, in Australia. Topics discussed include his educational and teaching background, his family background, and his scholarship at the Oxford University. Moreover, it also cites his research in tourism.

Tourism is an engine of economic growth, but its capacity to contribute to good health is only starting to be documented. This paper describes a forthcoming research project with the Ethiopian immigrant community in the Australian state of Victoria. The project aims to discover if writing about positive holiday experiences that involve visits to friends and relatives improves the community's mental health – alleviates depression levels and increases levels of happiness. The role of holidays in improving mental health is of increasing interest to the tourism industry. This research note highlights the importance of understanding the benefits of holidays for individual well-being; this paper outlines a methodological approach for investigating these benefits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]