한국 관광진흥을 위한 국제회의산업의 육성방안에 관한 연구

A study on the development of Convention Industry for Tourism promotion in Korea

Convention contributes greatly to the improvement of international payments and the economic activation and establishment of status of the host region. So it has become a new high value-added kind of industry. Each country raises convention nationally as it is expected to affect the economic, political, social and cultural tourism greatly. The aim of international conventions is not only at the convention itself. But as it includes pre & post tour, exhibition and event, international convention has double objects. Therefore participants of international conventions are regarded as double-aimed tourists in the tourism industrial aspect. Holding international conventions affects the tourism industry in the aspect of invitation of many tourists, extension of their stay and the way out of the decrease in the number of tourists at off-season. Korea is now humming with the huge conventions such as “The 14th General Assembly in Korea/Japan(WTO)”, “2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan” and “ The 14th Asian Games, Busan 2002”. Expansion of the convention facility, activation of holding the conventions, raising PCO and cultivation experts are needed to develop Korean convention. If we conduct these ways of development of conventions strategically and consistently , holding conventions will make the future of Korean Tourism Industry bright.