According to a survey conducted in South Korea throughout 2023, around 60 percent of tourists stated that they chose South Korea as a travel destination in order to take food or gourmet tours. Other popular reasons included going shopping and experiencing nature. 16 percent wanted to partake in K-pop or other hallyu-related activities.
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KCTI. (May 31, 2024). Reasons why tourists chose to travel to South Korea in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134877/south-korea-travel-reasons-for-tourists/
KCTI. "Reasons why tourists chose to travel to South Korea in 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134877/south-korea-travel-reasons-for-tourists/
KCTI. (2024). Reasons why tourists chose to travel to South Korea in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134877/south-korea-travel-reasons-for-tourists/
KCTI. "Reasons Why Tourists Chose to Travel to South Korea in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134877/south-korea-travel-reasons-for-tourists/
KCTI, Reasons why tourists chose to travel to South Korea in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134877/south-korea-travel-reasons-for-tourists/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Reasons why tourists chose to travel to South Korea in 2023 [Graph], KCTI, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134877/south-korea-travel-reasons-for-tourists/