TOURISM AS AN ELEMENT IN THE SPHERE OF SOCIAL WELL-BEING

The relevance of the study is determined by the dynamic development of tourism. The article deals with the phenomenon of tourism as an element of the sphere of social well-being. The author analyzes the main characteristics of tourism, ensuring its development and involvement of the global society in tourism, and also reveals the role and importance of tourism in modern society. The aim of the research is to characterize tourism as an element of the sphere of social well-being. Methods: structural and functional analysis, the theory of structural functionalism, which allows characterizing the problems of the phenomenon of tourism, focused on achieving social well-being through self-realization and individual development. In accordance with the objectives set in the research the analytical method was used. It helps in considering scientific works, focused on socio-philosophical analysis of tourism and prosperity, which allowed identification and preparation of the significance of the phenomenon of tourism in today's global society. The author has applied the phenomenological approach, that allowed understanding tourism as a phenomenon of existence of society, which is the important area of its life and affects the feeling of human happiness, and subjective well-being, contributing, in its turn, shaping social welfare in general and increase the quality of life. Results. In modern society, well-being cannot be reduced only to material factors, since it also includes socio-cultural aspects. Considering tourism as a way to realize well-being, the author comes to the conclusion about the development of personal qualities of a person through the formation of his subjective well-being. Tourism as a phenomenon of global society, can expand the personal space of a person, which leads to implementation of its individual development strategies and self-improvement. The importance of tourism in formation of subjective well-being is obvious and it depends on the importance that a particular person attaches to tourism and the goals associated with it. All this confirms the social importance of tourism as an element of social well-being.