통일독일의 신연방주 재건을 위한 문화관광교류에 관한 연구

A Study on the Cultural Tourism Exchange for Reconstruction of Eastern States in the Unified Germany

This study aims at finding implications and developing cultural tourism concept for Korea by reviewing the case of unified Germany with respect to the role of tourism played, as a catalyst for cultural reunification, in the process of reconstruction of East Germany after reunification. The case analysis of the German case provided several implications as follows: First, co-hosting mega events together, North and South Korea can maximize the profitability of tourism business with a high level of efficiency in distributing the gains. Second, as a gradual distribution of the cost of unification, constructing academic exchange programs between South and North Korean universities are highly recommendable. Third, as unification of culture tourism, in unique cultural settings of North korea, important cultural remains and unique monuments built for keeping North Korea’s regime should be reserved and redesigned as thematic cultural routes.