Cross-Border Sustainable Tourism Development for Busan-Fukuoka Megapolitan Cluster in Northeast Asia
Cross-Border Sustainable Tourism Development for Busan-Fukuoka Megapolitan Cluster in Northeast Asia
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东北亚釜山-福冈都市圈跨境可持续旅游发展
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-16-3623-3_9
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发表时间:
2021
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DooHwan Won
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作者:
Jaewon Lim;Yasuhide Okuyama;DooHwan Won
Using the historic annual visitor data, this study analyzed the recent trends of inbound visitors to Busan and Fukuoka Metros and estimated the economic impact of Japanese (or Korean) visitor spending in Busan (or Fukuoka) Metro. Trend analysis clearly indicates the rapid growth in the number of Korean visitors to Fukuoka since 2011, whereas the growth in the number of Japanese visitors is sluggish and even on a decline since the early 2010s. With the recent surge of Chinese visitors to Japan and Korea, the relative shares have declined, but these two neighboring countries still exchange a large number of visitors. Busan and Fukuoka Metro governments have been working together for the successful launch of Fukuoka-Busan Supra-Regional Economic Zone; however, they have not yet shown any tangible results, especially in the tourism industry. The economic impact analyses in this study show that the limited inter-industrial linkages of the tourism industry between Yeongnamkwon and Kyushu, the two closest cross-border neighboring regions between Korea and Japan. Two cross-border metros (Busan and Fukuoka) in these regions should initiate a set of strategies for tourism destination development collaboratively. By codeveloping and marketing various tourism resources such as islands between two metros, Busan-Fukuoka megapolitan cluster can be recognized as the Mediterranean in Northeast Asia and grows as a destination for the growing demand for cruise tourism in Asia, especially among Chinese tourists. Multimodal travel packages for domestic travelers can be extended to include Busan for Japanese travelers and Fukuoka for Korean travelers. Two metro governments are required to build a comprehensive understanding of the travelers’ behavior in both destinations and to develop tourism products by effectively linking the two destinations. Busan-Fukuoka tourism bureau can be formed and it can develop a common platform and survey instruments to collect information from visitors.