DMZ 가치속성이 생태관광 선택속성과 관광자만족에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

The Effect of DMZ Value Attributes on Eco-Tourism Attributes and Tourist Satisfaction -Focused on Imjingak Nation Tourism Attraction-

The major purpose of this study is to examine the effect of DMZ value attributes on eco-tourism attributes, tourism satisfaction. After conducting a survey to tourists who have visited Imjingak Nation Tourism Attraction and performing significant regression analysis, it presents the findings. According to the findings, DMZ value attributes’resources factors and historic factors influence eco-tourism choice attributes significantly, and eco-tourism choice attributes influence tourism satisfaction. Also, DMZ value attributes’resource factors and historic factors influence tourism satisfaction. With the recent reunion events held for dispersed families in North and South Korea, the number of tourists and the degree of satisfaction seem to have been increased accepting the aspects of the battlefield well preserved. This study failed to provide solid theoretical grounds about tourism associated with DMZ located in the only divided country in the world. In the situation that DMZ tourism has not yet been globalized, however, this paper implies a lot about how to improve and vitalize it.