Bukchon as a lesson in destination management: How to protect residents without "shutting down" tourism

Balance of tourism and the lives of residents.

Author  Goran Rihelj

5. September 2026.
What happens when tourism success begins to change the very function of the space in which people live? Bukchon shows that the answer is not to shut down tourism, but to manage it - from visiting times and tourist traffic to protecting the housing stock. Seoul is going one step further in managing tourist pressure in Bukchon Hanok Village, one of the most famous and photographed districts of the South Korean capital....
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Author  Goran Rihelj

5. September 2026.