Opening Address:

Michael Hall, Chair of the IGU Study Group of Sustainable Tourism

Congratutory Address:

Kunmin Woo, Governor of Cheju Province

Moonbu Cho, President of Cheju National University

Welcome Address:

Hyangjin Huh, Director of Tourism-Industry Research Institute, Cheju National University

Hosted by the Director of Tourism and Industry Research Institute, Cheju National University

14:00 - 14:25 Sangcheol Kwon (Cheju Nat'l Univ. Korea), Tourism Development Imperative and Environmental Concern in Chejudo

14:25 - 14:50 Edward Kim, Yang-soo Yun, and Diane Lee (Skyrail Pty, Ltd., Australia, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlement, and Murdoch University, Australia), Seeking Alternative Management Tools for Ecologically Sustainable Mt Halla Development

14:50 - 15:15 Taeho Kim (Cheju Nat'l Univ. Korea), Development of Science-based Tourism in Cheju Volcanic Island, Korea

hosted by the Governor of Cheju Province

 9:00 -  9:25 Allan M. Williams and Vladimir Balaz (University of Exeter, UK), Tourism in transition societies revisited: Central and Eastern Europe after the first decade of transformation

 9:25 - 9:50 Jerzy Wyrzykowski (University of Wroclaw, Poland), Conditions of the foreign tourism development in Central and Eastern Europe

9:50 - 10:15 Robert Preston-Whyte (University of Natal, South Africa), Constructions of Seaside Leisure Spaces at Durban

10:45 - 11:10 Alan A. Lew (Northern Arizona University, USA), MICE in Singapore

11:10 - 11:35 Myriam Jansen-Verbeke and Jeroen Bryon (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium), Cultural Events: Added Value for Urban Tourism Destinations?

11:35 - 12:00 Armando Montanari (University of iG.DiAnnunzio, Italy), Sustainable tourism and management of megaevents in cities of art

13:30 - 13:55 Thor Flognfeldt Jr. (University of Otago, New Zealand/Lillehammer College, Norway), Tourists' use of information sources for choosing to stop at a site

13:55 - 14:20 Thandi Mahaye (University of Zululand, South Africa), Equilibrium Between Usage and Protection of Ecotourism Natural Resources: The Case of Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa

14:20 - 14:4 Rudi Hartman (University of Denvor, USA), Education Efforts and Preservation Issues on 'Dinosaur Ridge' near Denver, Colorado: Challenges of a New Destination

9:00 - 9:25 Pere A. SALVA-TOMAS (Catedratic d'Universitat, Spain), Development and Sustainability of Aging Tourist Resorts. Future Strategies in the Balearic Islands, Spain

9:25 - 9:50 Bruce Prideaux and Patrick Masau (University of Queensland, Auatralia), Sustainable Tourism-A Role for Kenya's Hotel Industry

9:50 - 10:15 Anne-Marie d'Hauteserre (University of Waikato, New Zealand), Entrepreneurism for successful sustainability, the case of Monaco.

10:45 - 11:10 Richard Mitchell and C. Michael Hall (University of Western Sydney and University of Otago), Touristic Terroir: Regionalism and the Wine Tourism Experience

11:10 - 11:35 Huang, Fu-Tzu (National Taiwan University), Vernacular Local Heritage Conservation and the Formation of Place Characteristics

11:35 - 12:00 Lan-hung Chiang (National Taiwan University), A Photo Essay on a Hakka Township in Kaohsiung

New Crown Hotel !’ Coastal Road !’ Top-dong !’ Hamduck Beach !’ Manjang-Gul !’ Maze Garden !’ Abu Orum

New Crown Hotel -> Punjae Artpia -> Mt. Songak -> Lunch -> Jungmun Tourism Complex -> Chunjeyeon Fall -> Yomiji Botanical Garden -> Songup Folk Village -> New Crown Hotel

Hosted by the President of Cheju National University

Theme: the half-day field trip focuses on north and northeast side of Cheju island

- The coastal road extends from Youngdam to the airport. This road is good for driving as well as hiking. Recently many cafes with antique atmospheres have been built along this road.

- Tapdong is an exquisite place for a romantic moonlight stroll. Along the breakwall, you can refresh youself with the salty smell of the ocean. Recently, tapland has opened with variety of amusement facilities.

- The sandy dunes cover an area of 2100m2. This beach has the longest stretch of sand in Cheju island. The beach is spectacular during the season when the rape flowers are in full bloom and also famous for watermelons.

- If there is the Great Wall of China above gr, there is Mnajang Cave below ground. With a total length of 13,422m, it is the longest lava cave in the world. The cave is grand, the 7m high lava pillar and the 2 stacked tunnels and imposing with mysterious shapes all around.

- This garden was established in 1987 by an American professor who worked at Cheju National University. Followed the design of famous maze designer, Edlin Fisher, the garden portrays with wood fences several symbolic icons of Chejudo.

- Orum is the unique scene of the over 300 scoria cones. Abu orum is a football stadium like shape and easily mountable. It has recently been the setting of famous movies. Many visitors appraise the unique scenes of Orum as the best tourism resource of Cheju island.

Theme: the full-day field trip focuses on the famous tourism sites at Cheju island with respect to the state-of-the-art of tourism development

- The world's largest bonsai garden. The garden was created through the work of one dedicated farmer for 30 years. 2000 pieces of bonsai(miniature trees) and 100 rare tree species grow in this garden. The world of bonsai is a world of discipline, patience, and love for living plants. One great man's lifelong work is displayed in photes and text.

- This mountain has natural beauty, called a present from God. It's composed of peaks of various secondary volcanoes, rare double volcanoes. This mountain is recently debated over developing into an amusement park or keeping the natural beauty for scientific and natural-based tourism resources.

- Located at the west end of Sogwipo city, this place attracts tourists because of the most modern tour facilities, accommodations, and golf courses. This complex is one of the 3 tourism complex, and the only developed as yet. Currently, Cheju convention center is under construction.

- The 3-tier cascade waterfall and the surrounding area are so mysteriously beautiful that it has been named the "Pond of Heaven's Emperor." The legend says that 7 nymphs who were hand maids of the Emperor descended from heaven in the middle of the night to bathe in the pool. There is an arched bridge above the pond named Sunimkyo with the figures of 7 maidens sculpted on it. A

- The best botanical garden in Asia with 2000 species of rare plants and 1700 species of flowers and trees. There si a central observatory tower that looks as far out as Mara island, the southernmost tip of Korean territory.

- During the Chosun dynasty, Cheju was divided into 3 Hyons(prefectures). The village site is where the former Jongui Hyon capital was located for 500 years, which explains for the numerous tangible and intangible cultural assets aggregated in this area. The village was designated as National Folk Material No. 188. It is the most representative live folk village of Cheju.