2020, Vol.44, No.1

Journal of Tourism Sciences 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 2.7

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

The purpose of this study is to analyze the market structure related to consumer commission in the duty-free industry and to deduce implications for improving issues due to excessive bleeding of consumer commissions. It was conducted by data collected through in-depth interviews with related industry workers using the grounded theory approach. From the results of open coding and axial coding, the central phenomena were the bleeding competition of consumer commissions and variations of the duty-free ecosystem. Causal conditions were an increase of downtown duty-free shops and market variations after the THAAD controversy. Contextual conditions were the intensification of competition in the duty-free industry and the emergence of and expansion of the daigou market related to low-priced tour packages, which threatens the travel business ecosystem. Intervening conditions were competitiveness of the duty-free industry and influence in the tourism industry, and actions/interactions were government intervention and the structural improvement of consumer commissions. The consequence was the improvement of the ecosystem. The core category was organized as recognition of problematic issues due to excessive bleeding and improvement of the ecosystem of the duty-free industry through the role performances of industry and government. This study provides an analysis and understanding of the duty-free industry and political implications for the direction of establishing a sustainable ecosystem for it .

The construction of walking trails in South Korea has developed rapidly in the last ten years, but academic interest has not caught up with this trend. In addition, the scope of study has been limited to a few famous walking trails such as Jeju Olle, Jirisan Dullegil, and Korea Dullegil. This study aims to provide valuable information on South Korean walking trails from a different point of view by using big data based on web data. We collected web pages that refer to the names of 79 walking trails simultaneously until September 2018. Bing.com and the Ucinet 6 program were used for data collection and analysis. Webometrics approaches and indicators based on network analysis were adopted. The results show that the alleys within big cities and forest walking trails, rather than Jeju Olle, Jirisan Dullegil, etc., had high centrality values and drew attention from online users. As a result of investigating the structural equivalence of the South Korean walking trails network, four clusters were found.

Spatial standards are applied in determining whether or not to engage in tourism, such as to leave the usual environment. However, residents’ travel has recently been drawing attention as a new trend for domestic tourism. In this study, we analyzed the benefits sought from residents’ overnight travel. Then, on the basis of the benefits sought, the market was subdivided, and we analyzed the characteristics of the segment market. As a result, the benefits sought from residents’ overnight travel were classified into four factors. The cluster analysis using the four benefits-sought factors resulted in three groups. There were no statistically significant differences in the demographic characteristics of each group. On the other hand, there were statistically significant differences in the length of stay and the composition of the overnight travel in the three groups. Based on the above analysis results, the characteristics and implications of the segmented market are suggested. This study is meaningful in that it analyzed the characteristics of residents’ overnight travel, where demand is increasing but academic studies have been lacking.