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An analysis of first-time and repeat visitors to Korean national parks from 2007 and 2013

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This paper examined visitors to Bukhansan National Park in Korea based on first-time and repeat visitation.Bukhansan National Park is Korea's most heavily visited national park with annual visitation of six million visitors in 20t5.Data used in this article were collected on-site in the park in 2007 and 2013 by the Korea National Park Service (KNPS).The study variables included socio-demographics,travel behavior,motivation,and satisfaction with park attributes,services and facilities.Data were analyzed by each study year for first-time and repeat visitors.Results showed significant differences for both firsttime and repeat visitors on several socio-demographic,travel behavior,and motivation variables within each study year.For satisfaction with park attributes,facilities and services,first-time visitors were significantly different from repeat visitors on seven variables for both years.Implications are given regarding programs and services to improve visitor satisfaction and sustain the natural,cultural and historical resources at Bukhansan National Park and other national parks in Korea.Future research suggestions are provided to learn more about visitor characteristics,standards of quality and preferences in the national parks.

Bukhansan National ParkKorean national parksVisitor behaviourMarket segmentationVisitor satisfaction

Yunseon CHOE、Michael A.SCHUETT、Kyu-Won SIM

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Department of Tourism Management, College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyung Hee University, 26,Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea

Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, AGLS Building 453, 600 John Kimbrough Blvd, College Station, Texas 77843, USA

National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service, Danguro 171, Wonju 26441, Republic of Korea

authors wish to express their appreciation to the National Park Research Institute of Korea for sharing these data.We also t

2017

山地科学学报(英文版)
中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所

山地科学学报(英文版)

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影响因子:0.228
ISSN:1672-6316
年,卷(期):2017.14(12)
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