The purpose of this study is to understand the competition among international conference cities in South Korea by applying the niche theory, which is useful for understanding the relationships among individual (industry) groups competing for limited ...
The purpose of this study is to understand the competition among international conference cities in South Korea by applying the niche theory, which is useful for understanding the relationships among individual (industry) groups competing for limited resources.
In this study, data on MICE events (government meeting, corporate meeting, association/group meeting, etc.) held in 2019 in 10 international conference cities including the hosting organizations, event topics, event scales, and conference facilities were completely enumerated, and niche analyses were attempted. As a result of the niche breadth analysis, Changwon (host organization, event topic), Daejeon (event topic, event scale), and Goyang (conference facility) were found to have strong specialized natures. Meanwhile, as a result of the niche overlap analysis, it was found that Daegu and Gyeongju were in competition with each other according to hosting organizations, Jeju and Gwangju, and Busan and Daejeon according to the scales of events, and Seoul and Daegu, and Changwon and Incheon according to the types of events, Daejeon and Goyang according to event topics, and Changwon and Daegu, and Changwon and Seoul according to conference facilities. Through the findings of this study, implications helpful for the establishment of differentiation strategies for international conference cities were provided.