국토지리학회지 ISSN:1225-3766(Print) THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF KOREA

The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristics and changes of domestic tourism resources through the ‘100 Best Korean Tourism’ project. Looking at the regional distribution of the selected tourism resources, the number of tourism resources selected continuously in the metropolitan area tends to increase, and the remaining regions repeat an increase and a decrease according to the selection cycle. The 19 resources selected for five consecutive times correspond to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Tourist destinations, and National Parks, and are judged to have the value of tourism resources representing Korea in name and reality. Through the tourism resources selected 4 and 3 times, it can be confirmed that the characteristics of tourism resources representing a tendency to expand from the existing traditional natural and cultural tourism resources to social and recreational tourism resources. In the second newly selected resource, major markets and streets were included, and in the third newly selected resource, theme parks, village-level tourism resources, and local traditional markets showed potential as commercial tourism resources. In the 4th round, many tourism resources accompanied by walking tourism resources and active outdoor activities were selected. In the 5th round, natural scenery, outdoor facilities, or low-density indoor viewing facilities were mainly selected as tourism resources that can be used in the context of COVID-19.