Abstract
The paper describes an analysis of the relationships that influenced the progress of the development of a tourist heritage site in Korea. It outlines the disputes, discords and tensions among the different types of stakeholder sectors in the cultural tourism development. It also emphasizes that the political interest of few powerful politicians has been a crucial catalyst in large-scale tourism development in newly industrialising countries. It concludes by suggesting the need for collaborative mechanisms to overcome the endemic conflicts between stakeholders and necessity for politically consistent environments toward stable progress of tourism development. In pragmatic terms, the paper addresses the relationship issues that surround the development of tourism attractions.