관광업계 종사자들의 공정관광 실현 제약 경험에 대한 정성적 연구

Abstract

Since the need was identified roughly ten years ago, domestic tourism policies have been implemented from a variety of perspectives, and tangible results have been achieved. As unfair tourism practices in the tourism industry continue to exist in a chronic form, the purpose of this study is to identify the obstacles tourism industry employees face in realizing fair tourism. Participants from the tourism industry in Seoul were recruited and analyzed using qualitative research methods. FGI was conducted for a total of 15 workers in the travel, social enterprise, and accommodation industries between July and August of 2021, and they were categorized into six fairness categories. Specifically, the fairness of procedures, interaction, opportunity, perception, business environment, and distribution process were classified. As the first study in the tourism context, this study theoretically contributed to the expansion of fairness theory and originality in the research subjects by reflecting the voices of tourism field industry workers and analyzing their limitations on the realization of fair tourism. In addition, policy implications that can be implemented in practice are proposed in order for fair tourism to take root in our society in the post-COVID-19 era.