The purpose of this study is to maximize the effects of export by enhancing awareness of the people on the importance of international tour-trade that brings the effects like direct export including improvement of national profit and increase of nati...
The purpose of this study is to maximize the effects of export by enhancing awareness of the people on the importance of international tour-trade that brings the effects like direct export including improvement of national profit and increase of national income, and development of relevant industries, and by systematically analyzing all the consuming patterns of the foreign tourist consumers during staying in Korea. In other words, it is to utilize, as the data to develope and distribute the commodities and service suitable for the foreign tourists' consuming activities, the results of the analysis of common factors and distinctive characteristics of foreign tourists visiting Korea and of statical analysis of the relationship between their taste and satisfaction for tour-trade commodities.
This study was conducted by the following three stage procedures:
Firstly, the model of study was set up, by researching and analyzing the tourists' taste and satisfaction, concept relating to the tourists' activities, precedent studies, and environment and status of tour-trade industries in Korea and other countries, through the references.
Secondly, the positive data collected by the questionnaires regarding the taste before consumption and the satisfaction after consumption to the foreigners doing consuming activities in Korea was statically analyzed.
Thirdly, regressive analysis was used for verifying the hypothesis, on the basis of the data obtained from two types of research activities afore-mentioned.
As the result of positive analysis, it was found that the taste of the foreign tourists before consumption is partially related to their satisfaction after consumption, and proved that the expectation before consumption and the satisfaction after consumption by nationalities are also co-related, by identifying the independent differences.
To summarize the results of positive analysis is as follows:
Firstly, it was found that the taste of foreign tour-trade consumers on Korean accommodation, food and beverage, and shopping commodities before consumption is related to their satisfaction after consumption. Also, important findings were obtained that there is competition among these three industries, and in other words, they are the objects in which foreign tourists are interested at least, therefore, continuous investment and development for such commodity groups, and it is considered to enhance the competitiveness of the commodity groups beyond their interest and to set up the active improving policies to develope the balanced tour-trade industry.
Secondly, Japanese tour-trade consumers did not conduct the consuming activities with direct interest in lots of Korean tour-trade commodities and service. The factor having notable result in statistics was the place for shopping. It means that they visit Korea mainly due to adjacency in location. As Japanese people is main target segment in Korean tour industry, accounting for highest share traditionally out of the visitors to Korea, it is required to make the effort to develope and correcting the commodities to meet their expectation and satisfaction.
Thirdly, it was found that Chinese tour-trade consumers that are expected to become the biggest market for the Korean trade-tour industry have most expectation and satisfaction on the Korean commodities including accommodation, tour-trade events and others, along with high taste as the shopping place, among the nationalities.
Therefore, Korea needs to set up friendly and active strategies to attract Chinese visitors, and make the best efforts not to lower their taste and satisfaction level.
Fourthly, it was shown that the western tour-trade consumers from America, Western Europe and Oceania generally have little interest in Korean commodities and service. It was not notable statistically, but their tastes are in inverse proportion to their satisfaction, so they are considered as an unsatisfactory class. Most of them from more advanced countries than Korea in terms of economy and consciousness do not put the Korean commodities on the top rank. It is expected that their market share will be declined, but it needs to take corrective actions by identifying their complaints taking account of their highest purchasing power.
Fifthly, the consumers from Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa mostly have high expectation but lower satisfaction on the Korean commodities and service. It is considered that increase of their visits to Korea will diversify the motives and purposes of tour-trade and will bring favorable effect to Korean tour industry. As these people joins the tour-trade for the economic reason rather than with the concept of leisure, it needs to develope the industrial products for these.
To conclude, my positive analyses show the notable issues as follows.
The Korean tour-trade commodities and service is not on the satisfactory level, in respect of the expectation and satisfaction. Therefore, it needs more systematic and reasonable systems and process, development of commodities by updated technologies, cultivation of the experts, strengthening of marketing power, support on the governmental level and others by utilizing the social science and tools, escaping from the existing concept of tourism.