2008, Vol.32, No.6

Journal of Tourism Sciences 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 2.7

pISSN : 1226-0533 / eISSN : 2713-6388
https://journal.kci.go.kr/JTS

This study examined the different points of view of press reports in order to analyze the ideological characteristic of tourism development. An object of study is ‘the Grand Korean Waterway' project which has recently been a hot issue in Korea. Two groups of media have been selected; One for the conservatives, the Chosun Ilbo and the Donga Ilbo, and the other for the progressives, the Hankyoreh and the Kyunghyang. Contents analysis was used to analyze the points of view of press reports regarding‘the Grand Korean Waterway' project during the presidential campaign and the National Assembly election in 2007 and 2008. For analysis, various items was examined; type of report, disposition of report, disposition of title, occupation of editorialist and columnist, distribution of report depending on newspaper and so on. As a result, the media of the progressives have been more interested in the project than those of the conservatives. However, the progressives took a deeply negative stance on the project. Consequently, the media report objective facts along with the ideological characteristic.

The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of work and life among Korean tour guides in Thailand. Qualitative research approach was used to identify significant issues and draw out policy and managerial implications. First, a brief history and overview of Korean community and Korean travel operators in Thailand are provided. Then, the Korean tour guides career development and socialization process are explored. The strategies that the Korean travel guides use to persuade their customers for shopping and option tour under low or zero commission tour situation are also examined. Finally, issues about their family and leisure life style are explored. Based on the results, managerial and policy implications and future research directions are discussed.

This paper pays attention to an unfamiliar concept, 'wayu tourism' (lying-down tourism) not noticed by the current Korean tourism scholars. Wayu means sightseeing a miniatured natural beauty, lying down inside home. The wayu tourism is the phenomenon of experiencing the effects of tourism through wayu deeds. The literary men and illustrious officials of Choson Dynasty were absorbed in official duties at youth and were an unhealthy condition at old age, so they could not easily get access to mountains and waters. In this situation, they like post-modern tourists nowadays tend to replace real tourism by wayu tourism. Arguably wayu tourism enjoyed by our ancestor and today's virtual tourism could be said having similarity in certain respect.