| International Visitor Arrivals (2009) |
International arrivals
7,817,533 up 926,692 or 13.4% on the previous year |
| Key Markets |
| Japan |
3,053,111 |
| China |
1,342,317 |
| U. S. A |
611,327 |
| Taiwan |
380,628 |
| Philippine |
271,962 |
|
|
| Annual Growth(%) |
| Japan |
28.4 |
| China |
14.9 |
| U. S. A. |
0.2 |
| Taiwan |
18.9 |
| Philippine |
-1.7 |
|
|
| |
| Purpose of Visit(%)
|
| Holiday |
72.5 |
| Business |
3.9 |
|
|
| Annual Growth(%)
|
| Holiday |
22.5 |
| Business |
-19.3 |
|
|
| |
| International Expenditure (2009)
|
Total Expenditure
9,387million down 332million or 3.4% on the previous year |
|
Average expenditure per person
$1,200.8 |
| Top Five International Markets - Average expenditure per person
|
| Russia |
$1,892 |
| Singapore |
$1,723 |
| China |
$1,558 |
| the Mideast |
$1,545 |
| India |
$1,528 |
|
| |
| Commercial Accommodation (2009)
|
|
| Guest Nights by Accommodation Type
|
| Hotels |
77.3% |
| Youth hotels, Guest houses |
6.4% |
| School or company dormitories |
4.2% |
| Resorts, Pensions |
2.1% |
| Temples |
0.1% |
|
| |
| Domestic Tourism (2008)
|
|
| Total Domestic Tourism(millions)
|
| Day Trips |
141 |
| Overnight trips |
267 |
| Total nights |
408 |
|
|
| Total Expenditure(millions won)
|
| Day trip spend |
4,824 |
| Overnight trip spend |
10,818 |
| Total domestic spend |
15,641 |
|
|
| |
Economic Contribution
|
Source : Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2010(WTTC) |
|
| Contribution to GDP
|
| 2010 7.1% |
 |
| 2020 7.5% |
|
|
|
| Tourism Employment
|
| 2010 8.1% |
|
| 2020 8.5% |
|
|
|
| |
| Capital Investment
|
| 2010 6.0% |
|
| 2020 7.3% |
|
|
|
| Government Expenditures
|
|
2010 2.6% |
|
| 2020 2.6% |
|
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|
| |
Forecasts to 2015
|
|
| International Visitors
|
| 2010 8,034,000 |
|
| 2015 10,060,000 |
|
|
|
| International Visitors Expenditure(million) |
| 2010 $8,781 |
|
| 2015 $10,995 |
|
|
|
| |
| Domestic Tourism(million) |
| 2010 429 |
|
| 2015 503 |
|
|
|
| Domestic Tourism Expenditure(million) |
| 2010 17,308 |
|
| 2015 25,004 |
|
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Source:
1) Korea Tourism Organization, Tourism Intelligence System
2) Korea Tourism Organization, International Tourist Surveys 2009 |
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