The Korea Tourism Authority (KTA) was formally set up by the Korea Travel and Tourism Service Act (1999). This clearly defines its role – extending it beyond that of international marketing to include a domestic, motivating, directional, co-ordinating and regulatory role. The Act strengthens the public and private partnership in tourism through greater and more direct participation by the private sector in national planning and development of the industry.
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The Korea are positively mythic. The narrow meandering streets of their towns and villages...
The current population of Korea is 51,314,261 based on projections of the latest United Nations data.
The Korea archipelago lies virtually at the centre of the Mediterranean, 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km north of Africa.
Here you can span the millennia with an astonishing array of things to discover. And wherever you go, the scenery and architecture.
Korea is the largest island and the cultural, commercial and administrative centre. The largest among the islands in Korea.
As the countryside is dotted with medieval towers, wayside chapels and the oldest known human structures in the world.
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is an organization of the Republic of Korea under the Ministry ofCulture and Tourism. It is commissioned to promote the country's tourism industry. The KTO was established in 1962 as a government-invested corporation responsible for the Korean tourism industry according to the International Tourism Corporation Act. The organization promotes Korea as a tourist destination to attract foreign tourists. Starting in the 1980s, domestic tourism promotion also became a function of the KTO. Inbound visitors totaled over 6 million in 2006 and the tourism industry is said to be one of the factors that has some influence on the Korean economy. The Korea Tourism Authority (KTA) was formally set up by the Korea Travel and Tourism Service Act (1999). This clearly defines its role – extending it beyond that of international marketing to include a domestic, motivating, directional, co-ordinating and regulatory role. The Act strengthens the public and private partnership in tourism through greater and more direct participation by the private sector in national planning and development of the industry.The Korea Tourism Authority (KTA) has a diverse role, but one which in essence is all about creating and fostering relationships. The KTA is the tourism industry’s regulator and motivator, its business partner, the country’s brand promoter, and is here to form, maintain and manage meaningful partnerships with all tourism stakeholders.