Tourism in South Korea

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The tourism in South Korea is one of the major branches of the service sector of the country.

Traditional buildings and modern structures in the center of South Korea's capital Seoul

General

According to the Federal Foreign Office, South Korea is a safe travel destination. In the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 of the World Economic Forum, South Korea ranks 19th out of 136 countries.

Attractions

The country has a large number of significant cultural monuments. The UNESCO has several of them to the World Heritage collected. Many tourists also choose to vacation on the South Korean island of Jeju-do .

statistics

In 2012, 11.1 million tourists traveled to South Korea, of which around 102,000 were Germans. By 2016 the number of tourists rose to over 17 million.

year Number of international tourists
(millions)		 Travelers from Germany
('000)		 Ref
1970 0.17
1990 2.96
2000 5.32
2003 4.75 58.8
2005 6.02 75.0
2008 6.89 91.5
2010 8.80 98.1
2011 9.79 99.5
2012 11.1 102
2013 12.2
2014 14.2
2015 13.2
2016 17.2

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Republic of Korea (South Korea): Travel and Safety Instructions . Foreign Office . Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017. Accessed June 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Visitor Arrivals . Korea Tourism Organization . Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b c d International Tourist Arrivals by Country of Destination (PDF; 20 kB) World Organization for Tourism . Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 25, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.unwto.org
  5. ↑ a b International Tourist Arrivals by Country of Destination (PDF; 625 kB) World Tourism Organization . Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 25, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mkt.unwto.org
  6. ↑ International Tourist Arrivals by Country of Destination (PDF; 995 kB) World Tourism Organization . Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 25, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / dtxtq4w60xqpw.cloudfront.net
  7. ^ Joanna Tweedy: South Korea records best ever year for tourism in 2012 . Daily Mail . Retrieved January 25, 2013: "Last year, the Asian country saw some 11.1million visitors, said the country's Culture Minister, a figure that was up 13.4 percent on 2011."
  8. ↑ International tourism, number of arrivals | Data. Retrieved June 2, 2018 (American English).

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