Traditional Cultural Accommodations and Community Development in the Creative Tourism Perspective: The Case of ‘Hanokstay’ Program in South Korea

Authors

  • Anne H.J Lee University of Waterloo
  • Debbie B. H. Lee Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Seoul, South Korea
  • Yongseok Shin Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Seoul, South Korea
  • Geoffrey Wall University of waterloo

Abstract

This paper reviews the development policies of traditional cultural accommodations as community development from the perspective of creative tourism. The Hanokstay program in South Korea is chosen to examine the challenges and opportunities posed by the process of developing and promoting the place-based cultural accommodation sector. The selected case sites are reviewed through the related themes of ‘service and product’; ‘sales and marketing’; ‘planning and development’; and ‘policy’. The result of the review illustrates the evolution of the traditional cultural accommodation sector in the context of creative tourism and highlights the tension that exists between the provision of traditional experiences through the use of modern technologies. ----------------------------------------------------------- Résumé Cet article étudie les politiques de développement des constructions traditionnelles et culturelles dans le cadre de développement communautaire à partir d'une perspective de tourisme créatif. Le programme Hanokstay (séjour dans une maison traditionnelle Hanok) en Corée du Sud est choisi pour examiner les défis et opportunités soulevés par le processus de développement et la promotion du secteur de l'hébergement culturel en milieu local. Les sites sélectionnés sont examinés en fonction des thèmes de 'service et produit'; 'ventes et marketing'; 'planification et développement'; 'régulations'. Le résultat de l'évaluation montre l'évolution du secteur de l'hébergement traditionnel culturel dans le secteur du tourisme créatif et met en valeur la tension qui existe entre la mise à disposition des expériences traditionnelles et l'usage des technologies modernes.

Author Biographies

Anne H.J Lee, University of Waterloo

Anne is originally from Seoul South Korea and educated in Canada. in 2012 she received her PhD in Geography and Environmental Management from the University of Waterloo; she also completed International Development Studies as well as MBA at the University of Guelph.

Debbie B. H. Lee, Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Seoul, South Korea

Debbie is a researcher at the Korea Culture Tourism Institute. She received her M.A. (Advanced) in International Hotel and Tourism Management from the University of Queensland, Australia specializing in Event Management, and B.A. in Business Administration from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea. Her research interests include creative tourism; sustainable tourism; product development; and destination marketing.

Yongseok Shin, Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Seoul, South Korea

Yongseok is a senior researcher at the Korea Culture Tourism Institute. He received his B.A and M.A. from the Seoul National University, as well as his Ph.D. (Geography) from the University of Waterloo, Canada. His main research interests cover cultural tourism, tourism and official development assistance (ODA) and tourism development in Northeast Asia.

Geoffrey Wall, University of waterloo

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Department of Geography and Environmental Management University of Waterloo, Waterloo

Downloads

Published

2016-08-19

Issue

Section

Policy Evaluation and Review