In the case of Mongolia, tourism is the third largest economic sector after mining and agriculture. Mongolia's core international customer market is still Korean tourists. Koreans accounted for about 21% of foreign tourists visiting Mongolia in 2023. ...
In the case of Mongolia, tourism is the third largest economic sector after mining and agriculture. Mongolia's core international customer market is still Korean tourists. Koreans accounted for about 21% of foreign tourists visiting Mongolia in 2023. This study aims to examine the motivation factors for Korean tourists to travel to Mongolia and to find out which motivations effect tourism satisfaction. This study aims to find out how Korean tourists' motivations for visiting Mongolia effect their tourism satisfaction. The scope of study is conducted an offline survey by Korean tourists who traveled to Mongolia. The analysis method uses the statistical programs Amos 28.0 and SPSS version 28.0 to perform frequency analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, validity and reliability analysis, correlation analysis, Multi-group analysis and path analysis. Summary of the empirical analysis results of this study shows that motivation, tourist satisfaction effect each other. Firstly, in order to find out about Korean tourists’ motivations for visiting Mongolia, we used confirmatory factor analysis to classify them into two factors: relaxation and appreciation, and new challenges and self-realization. Second, it was analyzed and verified that the factor of relaxation and appreciation of Korean tourists' motivation for tourism in Mongolia has a positive influence on tourism. Third, the challenge and self-realization factors of Korean tourists' tourism motivation for Mongolia tourism have been analyzed and verified as having a positive effect on tourism. Two major motivations for Korean tourists’ tourism to Mongolia were significantly related to tourism satisfaction, and challenge and self-realization were found to have a greater influence on tourism satisfaction. Key words: Tourism Motivation, Tourism Satisfaction, Mongolian Tourism, Korean Tourists