국내 크루즈관광 연구동향에 관한 내용분석

A Contents Analysis of Research Trends of Cruise Tourism in Korea: Focused on the KCI Journals

The purpose of this study is to examine Korean cruise tourism research published in Journals listed in the Korea Citation Index(KCI) for the period of 1996~2018. Eighty nine full articles were selected for contents analysis. This study look at research topics and research design such as objectives related to subject area, sampling methods, data collection, statistical techniques and methodological aspects. Significant trends in research topics were identified and discussed to raise issues for future research. Cruise-related research were published in academic journals in the field of tourism, and the increase in related research has been noticeable since 2012. The themes of research are overwhelming related to marketing and tourism behavior, and the bias and unbalance of research is striking. Quantitative research was mainly conducted in the field of research methodology. Readers could gain insights into past research and ideas for future research from the study. The study concluded with limitations of this study and general suggestions for future cruise tourism research in Korea.