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Statistical Data on Jeju Island 
According to the data of Jeju Tourism Association (2003), the number of total tourists, who visited Jeju 
Island from 1993 to 2002 increased yearly except the decrease between 1997 and 1998 when Korea had an 
economic recession. This trend is graphically depicted on figure 1 below.
Figure 1 
Trends of Total Tourists Arrival in Jeju Island (1993-2002) 
3,463,908 
3,692,548
3,996,844
4,143,955 
4,363,192
3,291,116
3,666,836
4,110,934
4,197,574
4,515,515
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Source: Jeju Tourism Association (2003). 
The figures show that the number of domestic tourists has been on the rise since 1998. This rise in local 
tourism can be attributed to several factors that are not limited to “The 2002 World Cup”, and various festivals such 
as “The Sungsan Sunrise Festival”, and “The Hallasan Snow Festival” that has taken place every year since 1998. 
On the other hand, the number of foreign tourists has gradually dropped due to threats of terrorism and wars in 
Central Asia from 1993 to 1997. Since 1998, the number of foreign tourists has increased; however, in 2002 this 
number of foreign tourists decreased again.

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