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Harmony of Sustainability and Productivity: Korean Templestay as Sustainable Tourism

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  • Hyejin Yoon

    (Department of Hotel and Tourism, Baewha Women’s University, Seoul 03039, Korea)

  • Kyungik Min

    (Department of Convention and Exhibition Management, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea)

  • Chulwon Kim

    (College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea)

Abstract

Achieving the three pillars of sustainable tourism development has long been debated in the literature. This study revealed that sustainability and productivity are not mutually exclusive, analyzing Templestay as part of Korea’s 1700-year-old cultural heritage. The study discussed the challenging case of fulfilling triple-bottom-line sustainable social, environmental, and economic requirements in tourism development. Templestay has enormous potential to be one of the competitive tourism products as a cultural resource, attracting visitors to local areas. The prosperity and potentiality of Templestay may offer insightful contexts to bridge the gap between a sustainable philosophy and destination productivity. The study suggests further research to investigate tourism’s ontological and epistemological nature in terms of sustainability and productivity.

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  • Hyejin Yoon & Kyungik Min & Chulwon Kim, 2021. "Harmony of Sustainability and Productivity: Korean Templestay as Sustainable Tourism," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2021:i:1:p:44-:d:707757
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    1. Ayeon Choi & Graham Berridge & Chulwon Kim, 2020. "The Urban Museum as a Creative Tourism Attraction: London Museum Lates Visitor Motivation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-18, November.
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