South Korea: New Wellness Tourism Law Opens the Door to Global Healing Travel
South Korea Travel has entered a new era as the country introduces its first legal framework for wellness tourism, officially recognising healing tourism as an industry and creating national systems to regulate, develop and promote health-focused travel experiences. The landmark law aims to boost global wellness tourism growth by supporting destinations, improving service standards and combining South Korea’s natural landscapes, cultural heritage and traditional healing practices with modern tourism offerings.
South Korea has entered a new phase of wellness tourism development after introducing its first dedicated legal framework to officially recognise healing tourism as an industry. The new law creates a national system to regulate wellness tourism businesses, improve service standards and strengthen the country’s position as a global destination for health, relaxation and cultural experiences.
