home > 主要産業 > 観光産業 >開館 物流産業 韓国 物流 産業の 底力 - 外国人 直接 投資 支援 システム(FEZ) - 成功 事例 - IT産業 開館 - ブロードバンドインターネット装備 - ディスプレー - ホーム ネットワーク - 関連機関 - 観光産業 開館 - 外国人 直接 投資 支援 システム - 地域別 情報 - 開館 Overview of the Tourism Industry Overview Tourism is one of the most important schemes to meeting the pursued desires of mankind in the 21st century, and tourism along with knowledge & information technology and environment, is emerging as a major industry of the 21st century. Revenues from tourism, yielding of job opportunities, invigoration of the regional economy and so on, are being considered as significant objectives in policy making. Tourism is a greatly welcomed area within the leisurespending market. Failure to quench the desires of the customers may consequently lead tourism to becoming assimilated into other competing areas, or may direct their customers to turn to travelling abroad instead. A dramatic change is coming about in the population structure due to growth in economy and increase in the leisure time. Tourist facilities and services must be expanded to be able to accommodate the increase of the senior population. A new change is anticipated in the digitally relevant tourism market by the versatile and colorful expression of the Ngeneration spawned by the Information age. Efforts to preserve the environment is directly affecting the tourism industry. There ought to be an increase in environment preserving activities centered around the government or civil groups. More interest on natural or ecological tourism and persistent development of tourism products is demanded. Tourism Policy and Status of Implementation Development of projects for promoting profitability and attracting foreign capital in the form of direct investment Tourist Accommodation Business Area Expansion and enlargement of tourist hotels and attracting investments for mid-low priced hotel franchises. Establishment of family hotels, recreational condominiums, Korean traditional houses, old houses as tourist accommodation facilities. Sport Leisure Complex and Recreational Business Area Expansion of large theme parks and leisure facilities and development of small-medium sized theme park facilities Construction of recreational resorts with spectacular natural scenery and transportation (golf course, sports & leisure facilities) Convention Industry Area Support for establishment of local convention centers Nurturing of Convention professionals Support for hosting and attracting large international conference and events Other Facility Area Development of complex, versatile tourist attraction such as family, game-leisure, shopping tourism facilities. Development of multimedia facilities for new generation tourists of the 21st Century. Reinforcement of various incentive system for tourism industry Deregulation (overseas remittance, tax exemption, liberalization of investment) Land purchasing related incentives and support for investment area development Simplification of administrative services Improvement of investment environment for inducing foreign investment in the tourism industry Connecting regions and expanding of domestic, international transportation network Persistent improvement in living conditions and environment for attracting investment within investment area. Execution of promotional activities for attracting more foreign tourists and induce foreign investments Improve international promotional efforts (establishment of pan-governmental system of support for promotion, online promotion and marketing reinforcement) Reinforcement of tour-guide system (language communication, establishment of high-tech guiding system, expansion of tourism guide centers) Nurturing of professional workers in tourism at the international level (establishment of professionals education center) Persistent attraction of foreign tourists (China, Japan, Southeast Asia and Americas etc.) Development and promotion of tourist culture products (genuine culture product, regionally specialized product) Liberalization of Foreign Investment Guarantee of profit repatriation Dividends and proceeds from stocks earned by foreign Investors Principal interest and commission payed by long-term loan contract Cost payed by technology introduction contract Equal treatment with Korean nationals Foreign Investor and foreign investment enterprise, unless otherwise stated under the law as a specified regulation, will be treated equally upon operation of business as the nationals or the domestic enterprise. Upon matters regarding tax exemption or reserved procurements for selling of properties, there will be more incentives for foreigners than tthose for the nationals. Liberalization of foreign investment Unless it opposes the law, in principle, it is stipulated that there are no regulations in foreign investment Foreign investment target business Partially opened business : 27 Units. (Foreign Investments are allowed upon meeting the permission criteria) Closed business : 2 Units. (radio broadcasting business, television broadcasting business) According to the tourism promotion act. there are no regulations for tourism business Land acquisition by a foreigner When a foreigner acquires domestic land, acquisition of the land is permitted merely by reporting, regardless of the purpose of it use. However, exceptions apply to land within military facility protection zone, cultural assets protection zone, ecological preservation area, and land acquisition of certain island area required for military purposes need prior permission.