Abstract
The paper aims to clarify the development history of inbound tourism phenomena and policies of Korea. Based on statistics and records on inbound tourism in Korea, the analysis is conducted. Findings are as follows; 1) In terms of inbound tourism phenomena, years since 1953 can be divided into 5 stages, including two growing stages and two stagnation stages. 2) In terms of area development and promotion policies, years can be divided into 7stages, in which latter 3 stages seem to be swaying. 3) Policy factors and external factors affected to change the successive stages and to maintain the tendency of each stage are extracted and identified.
