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Islands of Korea, Islands of the World KIDI Island Policy Research 3 These top-ranking islands share two key features: Resort Condominium 70 R&D Station
Geojedo Island led with 45 tourism resources,
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Tourist Hotel
followed by Namhae Island (22), Jindo Island (20),
Standard Hotel
Ganghwado Island (15), and Dolsando Island (10).
6
Inn Business
688
▲ direct connections to the mainland and
Guesthouse
▲ relatively large populations, each exceeding
10,000 residents.
Serviced Lodging 43
862
As for accommodations, a total of 8,205 facilities Other Lodging Services 71
were identified across Korea’s islands. Rural Homestay 5,606

Tourism Accommodation 296
Geojedo Island Of the 14 categories surveyed, rural guesthouses
made up the majority with 5,606 establishments Tourism Pension 214
Tops the List for Island Tourism Resources (68.3%), followed by serviced lodging (862, or Urban Homestay for 77
10.5%) and inns (688, or 8.4%). Foreign Tourists
General Campground 171
Followed by Namhae, Jindo, Ganghwado, and Dolsando... In contrast, resort condominiums (6), hanok
Car Camping Ground 36
All with Common Characteristics experience stays (18), and car camping sites (36)
each accounted for less than 1% of the total. Hanok Experience Stay 18
Study by the Korea Island Development Institute Explores Directions for Sustainable Island
Tourism Policy Source: Local Administrative Licensing Data
Notably, 242 of the 467 inhabited islands—more
Over 8,000 Accommodations Across Islands... than half—were found to have no accommodations
Vol.03 Yet More Than Half Have None at All at all.
거제도

Geojedo Island in Gyeongsangnam-do Province To better understand the landscape, KIDI
has been identified as the domestic island with the conducted a cluster analysis based on island
Nationwide Tourism Resources Island Tourism Resources
size and accommodation capacity, identifying
greatest number of tourism resources. In contrast,
3,343 Islands 273 Islands
374 islands—80% of Korea’s 467 inhabited islands— distinct island types. The study also derived
key insights by assessing the state of domestic
were found to have no officially registered tourism
sustainable island tourism and reviewing
22 Islands
resources. Cultural Resources domestic and international case studies.
8%
The Korea Island Development Institute (KIDI)
In addition to the commonly referenced
conducted the Study on Sustainable Island Tourism
pillars of sustainability—social, economic, and
Policy Directions to define strategic priorities for
environmental—KIDI emphasized the unique
future island tourism development. According to importance of cultural sustainability in island
the survey, of the 3,343 tourism resources registered regions.
Natural Resources
nationwide, only 273 were located across 94 islands.
Artificial Resources 75 Islands Based on the findings, the following strategic
Among those, artificial resources such as tourist facilities tasks were proposed:
176 Islands 27.5%
accounted for the majority at 176 items (64.5%), followed ▲ Building a strong island identity and brand
64.5%
by natural resources (75, or 27.5%) and cultural or ▲ Generating revenue through sustainable tourism
▲ Creating a resilient tourism ecosystem
historical resources (22, or 8.0%).
▲ Establishing a long-term tourism monitoring
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