- 1 - Background and Purpose
In the recent of 21 century, tourism industry in South Korea has increased its capacity to the national economy, as it is the worldwide phenomena. In particular, South Korea has faced with an opportunity that could be a center of North East Asia in the filed of culture and tourism. In order to be a cultural and tour center in North East Asia, a new kind of tour and leisure space is necessary and should be expanded. However, regulations to the large size development in tourism have led to the limitation of the development of tourism in South Korea. Creative exploration in the development of tourism should be recommended. This study, hence, aims to find the practical solution for the compound tourism/leisure complex in the real tourism industry associated with the recent government proposal, the Compound Tourism/Leisure Complex(City).
Summary of the Contents
This research has been accomplished by cooperative work of Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements(KRIHS) and Korea Culture and Tourism Policy Institute(KCTPI).
The research composes of the change of the foreign and domestic circumstances, the concept of the compound tourism/leisure complex, foreign and domestic case study according to the concept, the current problem of the practices in the compound tourism/leisure complex, and finally suggestion of improvement plan in the legitimacy and others.
First, the compound tourism/leisure complex is a new concept in the field of tourism I - 25
A Study on Vitalization of the Compound Tourism/Leisure Complex(City)
복합관광레저단지 활성화방안 연구 Yang-Soo Yoon, Jin-Cheol Jo, Soo-Ok Lee
November 2004․168 pages․Korean
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development and should be explained in the introduction of the concept. This research examines the concept through various secondary resources such as books and articles, and through practical primary resources such as mail survey for experts, public hearings for the public, interviews, and several expert meetings. The case studies deal with some famous tourist regions such as Cancun in Mexico, Disneyland Resort Paris in France, New Jeju City in Korea, and so on. Through the case studies the study found that the compound tourism/leisure complex should be accomplished by selected and concentrated strategy and public‐private partnership in the large size tourism development.
Next, the current situation and limitation of the compound tourism/leisure complex and the problems are examined. Finally, institutional improvement plan to overcome the current problems is suggested through expert mail survey and meeting in terms of the institutional improvement for project financing, location condition, development procedure, etc.
Therefore, the main contribution of the research is to establish a brand new concept of the compound tourism/leisure complex, to suggest future direction of tourism development and institutional improvement plan. The “Special Law of the Compound Tourism/Leisure Complex”, associated with the personal and central government, will be established.
