Entering times of mass consumption and mass capital for Korea, the cultural desire become increased. For this reason, the tour trend changes individual tour from the collective focused on experiences. As a change of consumer-pattern for the future, it...
Entering times of mass consumption and mass capital for Korea, the cultural desire become increased. For this reason, the tour trend changes individual tour from the collective focused on experiences. As a change of consumer-pattern for the future, it is in need of space-performance focused on the experiential contents about the tour site Eventually, that factor is in want of the storytelling.
As a change of the tour trend, recently, Gwangju city conduct a variety of project to promote tourism. But lacking of methodical analysis on the tourism industry, it is under situation not to set up a fundamental direction. But there are many opportunities for Gwangju. Recently, National institutions, facilities and world-wide festival's host are proceeded in Gwangju ; Asia Culture Complex project, Biennale Gwangju, Universiade 2015 and so on. For the promotion of cultural capital and creative city Gwangju, it is the time that need tourism vitalization of Gwangju's cultural resources through storytelling. So this let people know Gwangju's positive brand-image, reviving ultimately local economy via the tourism vitalization.
The paper analysis the tourism vitalization of Gwangju's cultural resources through storytelling. With a study on primary resources in Gwangju and tourist's activities, it confirms Gwangju's status as a cultural capital and potential of the cultural tourism, thereby this propose to good use vision and policy for tourism industry and local government.