CATS will hold the Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.46 on Tuesday, March 25. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to your participation.

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▶ Tourism Online Forum Series (TOFS) vol.46
　

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History and Development of the City of Seoul

Abstract:
Today, Seoul is a mega city boasting almost 10 million residents and 15 million visitors annually. However, it is quite different from other major cities in terms of its development model, especially regarding its tourism resources/infrastructure and relevant strategic management. Therefore, this lecture purports to familiarize the audience with historical background of Seoul, highlighting some important events that have shaped the current city.

Keywords: Seoul, mega city, heritage tourism, tourism infrastructure, mega events

Hosted by: Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)

Date/Time: Tuesday 25 March 2025  |  18:30-20:00 (JST)

Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar)

Language: English

Capacity: 50 persons

Participation fee: Free to join (pre-registration system)

Speaker: Dr. Seul Ki Lee
Bio:
Dr. Seul Ki Lee is a Professor of Hotel and Tourism Management and Director of Tourism Industry Data Analytics Lab (TIDAL) at Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Dr. Lee’s research focuses on the use of applied economic models and methods to study the behavior of tourism businesses and tourists, including spatial econometric techniques to estimate the performance of regions and businesses based on their relative locations.
He has been a recipient of multiple grants from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and is active in public and private consultancy, including developing for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) a masterplan for the digitalization of the tourism sector in Bhutan, as well as for the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) a masterplan for the human resource development in the tourism sector in Mongolia.
He is the winner of Sejong University’s 2021 Aejihon Award, a prestigious award given to select professors of the university for outstanding service.

Moderator: Dr. Meng Qu

Registration:
Please register at the URL below.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YSC5T6FXQluZ1mJ4f_IxIA

Contact:
Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS)
online-forum(at)cats.hokudai.ac.jp
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