The study of Barbieri & Sotomayor has found the strong implication of serious leisure qualities in surf tourism. It also proved how the serious leisure qualities do not have an effect surf travel behavior but it is significantly consociated with the preferences on the appeal of a surfing destination, thus influencing the decision of surf travellers or tourists in their willingness to go on a surf trip and in choosing a surfing destination.
Serious leisure can be distinguished in six qualities (Stebbins, 2007). The six qualities are what motivate someone in pursuing an activity. The six distinctive qualities are: persevere, effort, career, ethos, and identity. With the knowledge of a tourist’s motivation in their pursuit, knowing how to satisfy their needs and comply with their wants can be easily achieved.

Conceptual Framework
This encompasses the desired outcome of the study, which is to make San Juan, La Union a priority choice in the Philippines. This also elucidates the necessary measures to be conducted to achieve the coveted output and the possible threats through the utilization of the assessment and implications with the economic index indicators in acquiescence with the serious leisure qualities.

Figure 3: Conceptual Framework
The number of tourists visiting a surfing destination is the keystone to ascertain whether the place is the priority choice surfing destination or not. A tourist’s decision in opting for a certain destination is dependent to their leisure qualities which influences their preference in a surfing destination (Barbieri & Sotomayor, 2013). A leisure quality is the stimuli and their surf-related decision-making is the action. Whereas, the economic index indicators are what makes up a surfing destination. It characterizes what can be found and seen within the place. In a simplified exegesis, the indicators are what would satisfy or heed the leisure quality.