해외여행 중 관광피로의 본질에 대한 현상학적 탐색 = A phenomenological exploration of the essence of tourism fatigue during overseas travel

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study applies Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method to explore the essential structure of tourism fatigue experienced during overseas travel. Unlike previous quantitative approaches, this research adopts a temporal framework—pre-visit, during-visit, and post-visit—to analyze the subjective experiences of ten participants through in-depth interviews. The findings reveal that tourism fatigue is not merely physical exhaustion but a complex emotional experience shaped by cognitive overload, emotional strain, relational tension, and challenges of returning to daily life. In the pre-travel phase, information overload and decision-making fatigue were prominent. During travel, language and technological barriers, physical exhaustion, and cultural stressors emerged as key factors. Post-travel fatigue was characterized by delayed recovery, emotional emptiness, and self-reflection on future travel plans. These results suggest that tourism fatigue is a cumulative and temporally-structured emotional experience, and travelers actively interpret and reconstruct these experiences rather than passively endure them. This study contributes theoretically to tourism psychology and experience design, while offering practical implications for recovery-friendly tourism policies.