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Tourism Industry in Korea
Status of Korea’s Tourism Industry (2015-2019)
Over the past five years, Korea's tourism industry has grown steadily. However, due to COVID-19, the tourism industry has suffered a slump globally over the past three years. We are looking forward to the revival of the tourism industry in post COVID-19.
- 2015: 23,874
- 2016: 27,696
- 2017: 23,874
- 2018: 33,089
- 2019: 33,325
- 2015: 235,604
- 2016: 261,978
- 2017: 282,561
- 2018: 267,561
- 2019: 2275,61
- 2015: 223,582
- 2016: 250,360
- 2017: 260,529
- 2018: 254,291
- 2019: 267,954
Sales Volume by the Type of Tourism Business
The Korean tourism industry is growing as a whole, as sales of various types of tourism industries such as travel, tourist accommodation, international conferences and tourist facilities are on the rise.
- 2018: 84,622 hundred million KRW
- 2019: 86,271 hundred million KRW
- 2018: 76,644 hundred million KRW
- 2019: 83,628 hundred million KRW
- 2018: 13,033 hundred million KRW
- 2019: 15,273 hundred million KRW
- 2018: 10,207 hundred million KRW
- 2019: 10,837 hundred million KRW
※ Source : e-country indicator
Tourist Attractions in Seoul
Top10 popular tourist spots in Seoul (2022)
- 1. Lotteworld
- Songpa-gu/li>
- 4,516,912
- 2. National Museum of Korea
- Yongsan-gu
- 3,398,658
- 3. Gyeongbokgung
- Jongro-gu
- 3,382,603
- 4. Deoksugung Palace
- Jung-gu
- 2,696,402
- 5. Seoul Museum of Art
- Jung-gu
- 2,452,057
- 6. Changdeokgung Palace
- Jongro-gu
- 1,186,361
- 7. Seoul sky
- Songpa-gu
- 1,126,670
- 8. Aquarium
- Songpa-gu
- 1,124,489
- 9. Namsangol Hanok Village
- Jung-gu
- 928,726
- 10. Changgyeonggung Palace
- Jongro-gu
- 887,806
※ Source : Tourism Knowledge & Information System
Competitiveness of Seoul Tourism
Seoul is a city of harmony. The nature, hanok buildings, and palaces hidden between many buildings further enhance the charm of Seoul It is Seoul's unique landscape that harmonizes this diversity.
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