The guides are largely chosen for their political loyalties, because they come in contact with large numbers of South Korean tourists.
Aside from residents, the number of South Korean tourists has also shown an upward trend, reaching 40,000 individuals in 2007.
Without permission to roam the countryside, South Korean tourists are to use them as fixed mobile homes.
About 2,647 Korean tourists visited Davao in 2006, up slightly from 2,622 in 2005.
Travel agencies and retail shops in Queens have suffered, since fewer Korean tourists are making their way here.
All of the 22 people on board, most of whom were South Korean tourists, were killed.
Since 2003, food and services to South Korean tourists are provided by some North Koreans.
Four Korean tourists alongside their local Yemeni guide were killed.
Korean tourists generate an estimated 2.1 billion in revenue for the local economy and generate about 260 jobs on the island.
Korean tourists visit the remote, inhospitable island, in order to show national solidarity.
