An Empirical Study of Peace Tourism Trends between Politicaly Divided North and South Korea: Past, P{resent and Future

Shin, Youngsun (2005): An Empirical Study of Peace Tourism Trends between Politicaly Divided North and South Korea: Past, P{resent and Future. Published in: TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Refereed Journal of Tourism , Vol. 1, No. 1 (15 April 2006): pp. 75-92.

Abstract

On April 13-15, 2000 South and North Korean leaders met in Pyongyang for a meeting of peace ending over fifty years of hostilities. According to this meeting, South and North Korea were believed to be among the economies most directly affected by the world peace process. This had a large effect on both countries in many aspects, socially, politically and economically. One of the sectors, which may gain immediate benefits, is tourism even though the study of the relationship between tourism and peace is relatively new. This study investigates of peace tourism trends between politically divided South and North Korea. It examines tourism as past, present and future activities in influencing reconciliation between the two peoples and governments and discusses the current state of affairs of this two countries and tourism between South and North Korea.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Peace tourism trends, political division, South Korea, North Korea, reunification
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism

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