"Outdated Tourism Laws to Be Reformed... Culture Ministry Holds Public Discussion on Tourism Legislation Reform Plans"

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 23rd that it will hold a "Tourism Legislation Reform Policy Discussion" at the Korea Tourism Organization Seoul Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will hold a "Policy Debate on Reforming Tourism Legislation" at 3 p.m. on the 23rd at the Korea Tourism Organization Seoul Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

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Earlier, through the 10th National Tourism Strategy Meeting, the government unveiled plans to overhaul tourism legislation enacted in the 1970s and 1980s and to carry out a major transformation of the legal framework to reflect changes in the tourism environment. Since then, the Ministry has been conducting a "Research on Plans to Improve Tourism Legislation" with the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, preparing reform measures for both the "Framework Act on Tourism" and the "Tourism Promotion Act."

This policy discussion has been organized to gather feedback from the industry, academia, legal professionals, and relevant organizations based on the research findings. The discussion will address the limitations of the "Framework Act on Tourism," which forms the foundation of the national tourism policy, and the "Tourism Promotion Act," which has operated as a single legislative system since 1986. Participants will also discuss measures to reform the legal framework in response to the rapidly changing policy environment.

The event will be moderated by Professor Kim Daegwan of Kyung Hee University's College of Hotel and Tourism Management. Jeong Gwangmin, Research Fellow at the Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, will present on "Plans to Improve Tourism Legislation for Tourism Policy Innovation," while Senior Research Fellow Ryu Gwanghun will give a presentation on "Directions for Improving the Tourism Promotion Act to Develop the Tourism Industry and Regional Tourism." Following these presentations, experts from the government, academia, the tourism industry, and law firms will participate in a panel discussion.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to review the opinions presented at this policy discussion and begin a full-scale reform of tourism legislation, starting with a comprehensive revision of the "Framework Act on Tourism."

Kang Jeongwon, policy chief of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "Reforming tourism legislation is not simply a matter of amending legal provisions." He added, "It is about fundamentally re-examining the support system to usher in the era of 30 million inbound visitors and to realize region-led tourism." He continued, "We will establish a strong legal foundation so that Korea can become a leading global tourism powerhouse."

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