They will work together to measure happiness and quality of life at the two sites. Loei, Nan old town, Uthong ancient city, Pattaya city and Koh Chang are among other designated sites of Dasta where happiness will be measured. “Planet Happiness will help Dasta and its partners by deploying what is perhaps the best, most progressive, adaptable and easy to use Happiness Index survey on the planet,” said Laura Musikanski, author, lawyer and co-founder of Planet Happiness, a project of the Happiness Alliance, a non-profit organisation with eight years’ experience in happiness and wellbeing measurements. Rogers said that following Dasta’s example, Planet Happiness can provide governments and destinations anywhere in the world with the model and survey tools to accurately measure tourism community wellbeing. “Planet Happiness aims to work with tourism organisations and universities to promote Gross National Happiness in Thailand and beyond,” Rogers added.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 28, 2019 02:01 UTC