관광특구지역에 있어서 로컬관광거버넌스 형성의 영향요인에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study intended to find out the influencial factors to form local tourism governance in Special Tourism Zones. Local tourism governance has been recognized and needed to activate the development of Special Tourism Zones since there are numerous tourism industry facilities as well as diverse stakeholders. For this study, a survey was conducted with a sample size of 227 in three Special Tourism Zones in Seoul. According to the results of this survey, four influencial factors were identified: partnership formulation, enhancement of capacity and professionalism, empowerment, and government support. The findings implied that those four factors would play an important role to form local tourism governance in Special Tourism Zones. As a conclusion, this study suggested that local governments should support to implement substantial initiatives for formulating the partnerships, enhancing the capacity and professionalism of the stakeholders, and empowering the management of Special Tourism Zones.