The purpose of this study is to classify types of Tourism Areas' in terms of the time-distance method. For this, the types of tourism area are set up by the 'Stay Period'. Literature review and questionnaire method have been used for the purpose. Resp...
The purpose of this study is to classify types of Tourism Areas' in terms of the time-distance method. For this, the types of tourism area are set up by the 'Stay Period'. Literature review and questionnaire method have been used for the purpose. Respondents are centered on Seoul metropolitan area, capital circle.
The major findings of this study are summarized as follows;
First, As for the recognition about tourism area, the male respondents showed higher degree of recognition than the female ones. Younger respondents with higher educational background also displayed higher recognition.
Second, As for the preference on tourism area, Ch'ungbu area is the most preferred one, and it is followed by Tongnam, Ch'ungch'oˇng, Seonam, and Cheju area. The stay period in each area is that Ch'ungbu is 1 day, Ch'ungch'oˇng is 1 night 2 days, Seonam is 2 nights 3 days and Tongnam and Cheju are 3 nights 4 days.
Third, as far as 'Administrative Unit' concerns, the favorite district is Kyoˇnggi-do. Next is Kangwon, Kyoˇngbuk, Kyoˇngnam, Ch'ungnam, Choˇnnam, Cheju, Ch'ungbuk and Choˇnbuk. In regard to distribution by the stay period in them, 1 day's trip is preferred in Kyoˇnggi-do, 1 night 2 days' trip in Kangwon-do and Ch'ungchoˇngnambuk-do, 2 nights 3 days' trip in Kangwon-do and Kyoˇngsangnambuk-do and 3 nights 4 days' trip in Kyoˇngsangnambuk-do and Cheju-do.
Fourth, tourism area types can be divided into 4 patterns on the basis of the stay period;'1 Day', '1 night', '2 nights' and '3 nights'.
1. '1 day' is composed of Seoul-neighborhood zone, Inch'oˇn-Coastal zone, and Ch'unchoˇn zone in Ch'ungbu area.
2. '1 night' is composed of Ch'ungch ng area and a part of Ch'ungbu area.
3. '2 nights' is composed of Tongnam and Seonam area.
4. '3 nights' is composed of South-coastal zone and Cheju area including many islands.
Based on the results, the following suggestions can be made for future study. One is the necessity of classifying the tourism areas around other Kwangyeok cities like Pusan, Taegu, Kwangju and Taejon. The other is that it is needed to classify these types by traffic modes and socio-demographic characteristics.