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Analysis of The Relationships between Religions in Southeast Asia and Tourism Demand in Korea

동남아시아 지역 종교와 방한 관광수요의 영향 관계분석

  • 김도훈 (동아대학교 아세안연구소)
  • Received : 2023.10.03
  • Accepted : 2023.11.05
  • Published : 2023.11.30
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Abstract

As part of the research on cultural factors that determine international tourism demand, this study was conducted based on regional interest and the need for understanding religion. The purpose of this study is to empirically test how religious factors affect tourism demand in Korea to find out that religious factors are important considerations in establishing tourism policies and strategies. To achieve the purpose of this study, the research target areas were selected as Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, which have relatively many tourists visiting Korea among Southeast Asian countries and are well known for their religious characteristics. GDP and nominal exchange rate, which are economic factors, were selected as explanatory variables. And religious diversity was selected as a characteristic factor variable of the tourism demand model based on the characteristic theory. An empirical analysis was conducted through a gravity model. As a result of the estimation, it was found that GDP has a positive effect on tourism demand in Korea. Nominal exchange rate variables and religious diversity variables were found to have a negative effect on tourism demand in Korea. We have confirmed that religion is an important factor in choosing tourist destinations for Filipino, Thai, and Malaysian tourists visiting Korea, and they choose religiously similar destinations.

본 연구는 국제관광수요를 결정하는 문화요인에 대한 연구의 일환으로 지역적 관심과 종교에 대한 이해의 필요에 의해 연구를 진행하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 종교적 요인이 방한관광수요에 대하여 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대해 실증적으로 검정함으로써 종교요인이 관광정책과 전략을 수립하는 데 있어 중요한 고려사항이라는 것을 규명하고자 한다. 본 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 연구대상 지역은 동남아시아 국가 중 방한관광객이 상대적으로 많으며 종교적 특색이 잘 나타나는 태국, 인도네시아, 필리핀으로 선정하였다. 설명변수는 경제요인인 GDP와 명목환율 그리고 특성효용이론에 기초하여 종교적 다양성을 관광수요 모형의 특성 요인 변수로 선정하였고. 중력모형을 통해 실증 분석하였다 추정결과 GDP 경우 방한관광수요에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 명목환율 변수와 종교적 다양성 변수는 방한관광수요에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 우리는 한국을 방문하는 필리핀, 태국, 말레이시아 관광객의 경우 관광목적지를 선택에 있어 종교가 중요한 요인이 되며 이들은 종교적으로 유사한 목적지를 선택한다고 확인할 수 있었다.

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이 논문은 동아대학교 학술연구비 지원에 의하여 연구되었음

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