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The Impact of Foreign Exchange Rates on International Travel: The Case of South Korea

  • Lee, Jung-Wan
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.10 no.9
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    • pp.5-11
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    • 2012
  • Purpose - The objective of the paper is to explain both the price sensitivity of international tourists to South Korea and the price sensitivity of Korean tourists to international travel. The study examines long-run equilibrium relationships and Granger causal relationships between foreign exchange rates and inbound and outbound tourism demand in South Korea. Research design/ data / methodology - The study employs monthly time series data from January 1990 to September 2010. The paper examines the long-run equilibrium relationship using the Johansen cointegration test approach after unit root tests. The short-run Granger causality was tested using the vector error correction model with the Wald test. Results - Hypothesis 1 testing whether there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between exchange rates, inbound and outbound tourism demand is supported. Hypothesis 2 testing whether exchange rates lead to a change in touristarrivals and expenditure is not supported. Hypothesis 3 testing whether exchange rates lead to a change in tourist departures and expenditure is supported. Conclusions - The findings of this study show that the impacts of tourism price competitiveness are changing quite significantly with regard to destination competitiveness. In other words, the elasticity of tourism price over tourism demand has been moderated.

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Formulating A Competitive Advantage Model for Tourism Destinations in Indonesia

  • LESMANA, Henky;SUGIARTO, Sugiarto
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.237-249
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    • 2021
  • Indonesia has successfully increased its ranking to 40th place in the 2019 Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index. While tourism has become the country's second largest foreign exchange contributor, there is no existing competitive advantage model for Indonesian tourist destinations. The purpose and novelty of this study is to develop and formulate a competitive advantage model for Indonesia's tourism industry. The model will be based on the supply-side perception analysis of competitiveness indicators from Bali and five designated super-priority destinations in Indonesia. This model is expected to become a guideline for policymakers to design an effective and focused strategy. Data were obtained from in-depth interviews with, and questionnaires given to, 62 qualified industry players from the public and private sectors. This data-driven approach builds a relationship between competitiveness indicators and competitive advantages using a combination of importance-performance analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, thereby leveraging these advantages to generate a strategic model to compete in the international tourism industry. This would also be the first study to use this method in defining the competitive advantage of a destination. Using structural equation modeling, the study found that there are 54 indicators representing twelve dimensions of competitive advantages with good fit criteria.

Empirical Analysis of the Influence of Tourism Industry Knowledge Management Activities on Knowledge Management Efficiency (관광산업에서의 지식경영활동과 지식경영효율성 향상에 관한 실증연구)

  • Kwon, Soon-Jae;Lee, Kun-Chang
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2009
  • Recent trends in business are characterized by recognition of the importance of knowledge assets. Especially, this phenomenon is receiving more momentum as our society goes digital rapidly. The concept of Knowledge Management has long been used as an effective way of restructuring the management process of a firm. In literature regarding knowledge management, a number of successful cases were reported, where knowledge-based management activities could dramatically enhance a firm's strategic performance for years. However, there exists very little research investigating the effect of knowledge management on corporate competitiveness. Researchers as well as practitioners need more rigorous results about such issues, especially how much the knowledge management strategic initiatives may have an influence on the firm's competitiveness. In this sense, we need an empirical study adopting statistical approaches due to the existence of abundant knowledge management case studies. To fill this research void, this study proposes a research model testing whether knowledge management activities could improve corporate competitiveness. We collected 321 valid questionnaires from participants in knowledge management activities in the tourism industry and applied a structural equation model. Empirical results showed that knowledge management activities have a positive impact on knowledge management efficiency and finally corporate competitiveness. We hope that this study will shed light on further rigorous studies considering tourism industry as a major strategic activity.

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Seoul Tourists' Perceived Product Satisfaction and Retail Competitiveness during Fashionable Product Shopping - Comparing Japanese, Chinese, and USA Tourists - (서울방문 외국인의 관광쇼핑 시 패션상품만족도와 점포경쟁력 지각이 관광만족도와 충성도에 미치는 영향 - 일본, 중국, 미국관광객 비교 -)

  • Kim, Hyun-Sook;Choi, Eun-Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.33 no.9
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    • pp.1441-1451
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    • 2009
  • This study analyzed the strategic importance of fashionable products in order to increase the tourism allure of Seoul. Data were collected from the 758 foreign tourists visiting Seoul from Japan, China, and the USA. The survey was statistically analyzed by chi-square, regression, and ANOVA method. The fashionable products were found to be the most frequently shopped product category and the clothing product was identified to be the most preferred. The retail store area with the greatest market share was identified as Myundong. Product satisfaction with fashionable products is identified to have a positive relationship with tourism satisfaction and royalty to Seoul. A strategic focus on fashionable products is recommended for an increased tourism competency.

A Study for the Direction of Tourism Information Policy in Korean Tourism Industry (한국 관광산업의 정보화정책방향 연구)

  • Lee, Ung-Gyu
    • 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.12a
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    • pp.171-185
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    • 2003
  • This study deals with an tourism information promotion plan that the government, businesses, and private sectors should consider implementing. Tourism information policy is crucial to tourism industry competitiveness by triggering changes in economy, culture, and society. Better tourism information policy should satisfy the tourist needs as well as create additional value for the tourism businesses.

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A Study for the Direction of Tourism Information Policy in Korean Tourism Industry (한국 관광산업의 정보화정책방향 연구)

  • Kwon, Chang-Hee;Lee, Woong-Kyu
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.25-42
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    • 2004
  • This study deals with an tourism information promotion plan that the government, businesses, and private sectors should consider implementing. Tourism information policy is crucial to tourism industry competitiveness by triggering changes in economy, culture, and society. Better tourism information policy should satisfy the tourist needs as well as create additional value for the tourism businesses.

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Progress in Smart Tourism 2010-2017: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Lee, Pam;Zach, Florian J.;Chung, Namho
    • Journal of Smart Tourism
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.19-30
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    • 2021
  • Smart tourism technologies are becoming ever more pervasive and an increasing number of destinations and hospitality establishments are investing in smart tourism initiatives. However, while governments and businesses around the world are aggressively pushing the smart tourism agenda forward, smart tourism research initiatives are still in their infancy and seem to not fully cover the whole spectrum of smart tourism-related issues and questions. This paper conducts a systematic review of existing smart tourism literature to determine the status quo of smart tourism research and to identify research gaps. Considering the steep growth of smart tourism initiatives starting at the beginning of this decade, this paper reviews publications on smart tourism over the last 8 years. All publications for which the keyword "smart tourism" appears in the title, keywords or abstract were included in the sample.

A Study for the Direction of Korean Tourism Policy in Digital Economy (디지털경제에서의 한국 관광정책의 방향연구)

  • Lee, Ung-Gyu
    • 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.37-49
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    • 2004
  • According as the use of information and communication technologies and the Internet are advancing rapidly, the digital economy are no longer emerging or beginning today. They are here with ours already. We are living in a new era that the economic paradigm and structures are changed remarkably, namely the digital economy era. Tourism policy is crucial to tourism industry competitiveness by triggering changes in the digital economy. Better tourism policy in the digital economy should satisfy the tourist needs as well as create additional value for the tourism industry.

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A study on how to improve tourism competitiveness for the activation of cruise tourism industry - Focusing on the influence of attribute satisfaction on overall satisfaction of cruise tourists by countries - (크루즈관광산업 활성화를 위한 관광경쟁력 제고방안 연구 - 방한 크루즈관광객의 어권별 관광만족도의 차이를 중심으로 -)

  • Hong, Jang-Won;Jeong, Byeong-Ok
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.211-219
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to find out how to improve tourism competitiveness of cruise harbours in Korea by analyzing tourism satisfaction level of international cruise visitors to Korea, who are increasing rapidly as Northeast Asian cruise tourism market is growing up. In this study we analyzed the factors of effects on tourism satisfaction level by Chinese visitors, Japanese visitors and English speaking visitors respectively based on the results of "International Cruise Visitor Survey 2012". The results of this study show that the individual satisfaction level of port of calling & tour schedule, immigration procedures, transportation, shopping influenced overall tourism satisfaction level by countries. It implied that those attributes should be reflected hereafter when we establish a marketing strategy for each of cruise cities. This study has a great significance in that those results suggest useful information when we make plans not only for activating cruise harbours but also for cruise tour marketing.

A Economic Impact of Golf Industry Deregulation on Tourism (골프산업 규제완화가 관광에 미치는 파급효과)

  • Kim, Heumg-Sik;Park, Koo-Won
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.9 no.10
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    • pp.407-416
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    • 2009
  • This study examines the competitiveness of Korean golf industry and forecasts the demand for golf tourism to diminish the deficit of tourism revenue through revitalizing domestic market for golf. A comparative investigation of the golf expenses shows that the price competitiveness of golf fee and equipments is significantly lower than the competing destinations. For instance, a price of golf tourism package in South east Asian countries, that includes accommodation for three nights and a round-trip airfare, is even lower than the price of three sets of rounding during the weekend in Korea. Plus, the economic impacts analysis shows that if the current regulations regarding domestic golf industry are to be maintained, the competitiveness of Korean golf industry is likely to get worse due to an excessive tax burden, which may result in the increased deficit of tourism revenue. It is expected that the enhanced competitiveness of Korean golf industry will help overcome the current economic crisis of Korea.